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Where does “apẹja” come from?
apẹja (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba pẹja, from Spanish -eja.
apẹja
(Yoruba): fisherman
Definitions
fisherman
Ancestry of “apẹja”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Yoruba
pẹja
to fish
2
Spanish
-eja
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Words derived from “apẹja”
awodi apẹja
Every word from Spanish -eja →