ipẹjalapaju

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ pa (“to kill”) +‎ ẹja (“fish”) +‎ ní àpajù (“excessively”), hence "excessive fishing".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.k͡pɛ̄.d͡ʒā.lá.ꜜk͡pā.d͡ʒù/

Noun

ìpẹjalápajù

  1. overfishing
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