saafula

Yoruba

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic ٱسْتِغْفَار (stiḡfār)

• “Allah expressions” as a manifestation of common cultural area in West Africa by Nina Pawlak (University of Warsaw)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sáà.fú.là/

Interjection

sáàfúlà!

1. An exclamation used to denote excitedness.

   Obìnrin kan láàárín àwọn ogunlọ́gọ̀ náà ni a sún láti ké sáàfúlà sókè pè.

   One woman in the crowd then exclaimed loudly.