ko-la-ko-ṣagbe

Yoruba edit

Alternative forms edit

kò là kò ṣagbe, kòlàkòṣagbe, kòlà-kòṣagbe

Etymology edit

From kò (“not”) +‎ là (“to be wealthy”) +‎ kò (“not”) +‎ ṣagbe (“to beg”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kò.là.kò.ʃā.ɡ͡bē/

Noun edit

kò-là-kò-ṣagbe

middle class

Coordinate terms edit

gbáàtúù, mẹ̀kúnnù; tálákà (“working class”)
sàràkí, ọ̀tọ̀kùlú (“upper class; aristocracy; nobility”)

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