“Orogún ìyá ẹ-ẹ́ dáṣọ fún ọ o ní kò balẹ̀; mélòó nìyá ẹ-ẹ́ dá fún ọ tó fi kú?”
English
Your mother's co-wife made a garment for you and you complain that it is not long enough; how many did your mother make for you before she died?
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