“Àgbà-ìyà tí ńmùkọ ọ̀níní, ó ní nítorí omi gbígbóná orí-i rẹ̀ ni.”
English
Worthless elderly person who is eating corn gruel worth one tenth of a penny, he says he only wants the hot water on top of it.
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