sọ̀rọ̀ sókè
verb
/sɔ̀.ɾɔ̀ só.kè/
سوَْروَْ سوْكعِ (alternative)
Definitions
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speak up
Used in#Sọ̀rọ̀Sókè#Sọ̀rọ̀SókèWèrèsọ̀rọ̀ sókè wèrè
Etymology
Calque of English speak up, from sọ (“to say”) + ọ̀rọ̀ (“word”) + sí (“to”) + òkè (“heights”)
Component words
sọto sayọ̀rọ̀word
síto
4 entries are spelled “sí”. The etymology calls it “to”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
sí
to, at, toward (used when movement is implied)
sí
to be far, to be distant
sí
The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
sí
Negative form of wà
òkèheights
Derived from
Words in other languages from this one
These are words in other languages that came from this Yorùbá word, mostly through trade, the Atlantic slave trade, and contact with neighbouring languages.
They are not translations. A word here means what it means in its own language, which may have drifted a long way from the Yorùbá it started as.
Soro SokeEnglish
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “sọrọ soke”.
Reference:
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