iwoya

12:43 Mar 31, 2002
Yoruba to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
Yoruba term or phrase: iwoya
i know that it is a Yoruba word, it is the name of an Anjelique Kidjo song.
Jim Tobin


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1Turn aside love
Jack Doughty


  

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Turn aside love


Explanation:
This is just a guess. Couldn't find iwoya, but iwu means erotic love (sounds possible for a song title), and one meaning of ya is to turn aside.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: English
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