““Yan àkàrà fún mi wá ká jìjọ jẹ ẹ́”: àìtó èèyàn-án rán níṣẹ́ ní ńjẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀.”
English
“Go buy bean fritters for me so we can eat them together”: that spells uncertainly about one's right to send the person concerned on an errand.
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