““Mo mọ̀-ọ́ gún, mo mọ̀-ọ́ tẹ̀” niyán ewùrà-á fi ńlẹ́mọ.”
English
“I know how to pound and I know how to marsh” is what causes pounded yam made with wateryam to be lumpy.
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