“Èmí dákọ okòó, ìwọ́ dákọ okòó, ò ńpèmí ní mùkọ-mùkọ.”
English
I bought twenty cowries worth of corn pap and you bought twenty cowries worth of corn pap, and you call me a corn pap addict.
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