Ihe E Dere n'Ala Ala Peeji
a Laa azụ na 1769, onye na-ede akwụkwọ ọkọwa okwu bụ́ John Parkhurst kọwara okwu ahụ dị ka “ịdị na-ekwenye ekwenye, nke àgwà ikwenye ekwenye, obi ọma, nwayọọ, ndidi.” Ndị mmụta ndị ọzọ nyekwara “ịdị na-ekwenye ekwenye” dị ka nkọwa.