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sokoto

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Baatonum

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Etymology

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Likely from Yoruba ṣòkòtò. Because of the historic association between the Bariba and Ọ̀yọ́ people, Baatonum may have borrowed the Ọ̀yọ́ Yorùbá dialectal form of the word, "sòkòtò"

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sòkoto (plural sokotoba, focus sokotowa, plural focus sokotobara)

  1. trousers, pants

Usage notes

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  • y-class noun

Derived terms

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References

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  • Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum[1], Philadelphia: SIL International