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Yoruba

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Etymology

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Compound of ìyá +‎ ìyá, literally mother's mother.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ìyá ìyá

  1. maternal grandmother
    Synonym: màmá màmá
    Hypernym: ìyá àgbà
    Coordinate terms: ìyá bàbá (paternal grandmother), bàbá bàbá (paternal grandfather), bàbá ìyá (maternal grandfather)