Fula

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Etymology

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From ƴoy- +‎ -u +‎ -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ƴoƴ.[1]

Verb

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ƴoƴugol

  1. (intransitive, Pular) to be clever, astute, crafty, wily
  2. to have a mature intellect, to be discerning
  3. to ripen (fruit)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Comparative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 322