owo ẹyọ
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Yoruba
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Cowry_Dwa.png/220px-Cowry_Dwa.png)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From owó (“cowry, coin”) + ẹyọ (“one unit”), literally “One cowry, One coin”, compare with Igala ẹ́yọ́-ọkọ́.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]owó ẹyọ
- cowries, as a form of currency
- coins, loose change
Derived terms
[edit]- ètò ẹyọ-owó (“coinage”)