lowo bi ṣẹkẹrẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From the fact that ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ were traditionally adorned with cowry shells (owó ẹyọ), which were also used as money.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ló.wó bí ʃɛ̀.kɛ̀.ɾɛ̀/

Verb

lówó bí ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀

(simile) to have money like a sekere

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