lyalya

== Nupe == === Alternative forms === lèlè === Etymology === From Yoruba ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lʲà.lʲà/ === Noun === lyàlyà moinmoin; a Nigerian food made of cowpeas. == Yao (Africa) == === Etymology === reduplication of -lya (“to eat”). === Verb === -lyalya (infinitive kulyalya) reduplicative of -lya to be greedy ==== Derived terms ==== -lyalyasya (“to be two-faced”) === References === Alexander Hetherwick, Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language, 1889 - page 220 Alexander Hetherwick, A Handbook of the Yao Language, 1902