YorubaPrimer
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Êkö Kejì |
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Lesson Two |
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è e é |
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E-wé ewé leaf |
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E-dé e-dé shrimp |
È-re ère idol/statue |
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(dò-re) |
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Ètè òkè |
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upper lip |
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Ètè ìsàlê |
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lower lip
È-tè ètè lip (dò- dò)
È-je èje seven
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Iÿë ÿíÿe |
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Parí àwôn õrõ yìí. |
Kí nì yìí? |
Túmõ àwôn õrõ yìí sí Gêësì |
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Complete these words. |
What is this? |
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a - *á |
arm |
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Èwe |
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Eré, Èrè |
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* - *a |
chair |
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Ète, |
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Èdè |
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a-*á ni |
It is a dog |
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a-*á nìyìí This is a dog |
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(Five short of twenty) |
Page 15 |
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Ojú-ìwé Karùndínlógún |
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Êkö Kçta |
3 |
Lesson Three |
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Çç |
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ê ç ë |
a-*a |
Ê Ç Ë |
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Çyç yìí fëë fò.
This bird wants to fly.
ç-sê çsê leg/foot |
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ç-yç çyç bird |
(re-dò) |
(re -re) |
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Ç-dç Çdç
Orúkô ìlú kan ní ilê Yorùbá.
The name of a town in Yoruba land
ê-jê êjê blood (dò-dò)
Êjê wà ní apá yìí.
There is blood on this arm.
Iÿë ÿíÿe - Exercise
Parí àwôn õrõ yìí.
Complete these words.
a-pá apá arm (re-mí)
Túmõ àwôn õrõ yìí sí Gêësì
Translate these words to English
a-*a |
pepper |
Çsç, Êÿê, Êÿë |
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Êyç |
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à-*á |
thunder |
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Êjë |
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(Four short of twenty) |
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Ojú-ìwé Kçrìndínlógún |
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Êkö Kçrin |
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Lesson Four |
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ì i í |
i-*i |
Ì I Í |
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I-gi igi Tree |
Ì-jì ìjì Storm |
I-dì (Çyç) Idì Eagle |
(re-re) |
(dò - dò) |
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Ì-mí |
ìmí |
breathing |
Jõwö wá síbí |
I-bi |
Ibi |
evil |
Ìní |
ìní |
possession |
Please come here |
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I-bí |
Ibí |
here |
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Iÿë ÿíÿe - Exercise
Parí õrõ yìí
Complete this word
Edé mélòó nìyìí?
How many shrimps are these?
Edé m*** ni wön.
They are three shrimps.
Túmõ àwôn õrõ yìí sí Gêësì
Translate these words to English
Ìdí
Ìrì
Ìtí
Iyì
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(Three short of twenty) |
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Ojú-ìwé Kçtàdínlógún |
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Êkö Karùn-ún |
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Lesson Five |
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ò o ó |
o-*o |
Ò O Ó |
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Oo
o-wó owó money |
o-ko oko farm |
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o-dò odò river |
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(re-re) |
(re-dò) |
Ò-jò òjò rain (dò- dò)
Òjò þ rõ
It is raining
Iÿë ÿíÿe - Exercise |
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Parí gbólóhùn Yorùbá yìí.
Complete this Yoruba sentence
Èdè meélòó ni o lè sô?
How many languages can you speak ?
Mo lè sô èdè m***
I can speak two languages.
Mo gbö Òyìnbó, mo tún lè sô Yorùbá
I understand English, and I can also speak Yorùbá.
Ò-pó òpó pillar (dò-mí)
dò
Túmõ àwôn õrõ yìí sí Gêësì
Translate these words to English
Òwò, Òkò, Okó Òjó, Ojo Òdo, Odó, Opó, Òpò
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(Two short of twenty) |
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Ojú-ìwé Kejìdínlógún |
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Êkö Kçfà |
6 |
Lesson Six |
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õ ô ö |
ô-*ô |
Õ Ô Ö |
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ô-kõ |
ôkõ car |
ô-mô ômô |
child |
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ô-wö ôwö hand |
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(re -re) |
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Õ-rõ |
õrõ |
word |
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Õyö |
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Õ-ÿö |
õÿö decoration |
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orúkô ìlú kan ní |
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ilê Yorùbá |
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Mö-tò mötò motor |
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the name of a |
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town in Yoruba-land |
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õ-bô |
õbô monkey |
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(dò- re) |
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Iÿë ÿíÿe - Exercise
Parí õrõ yìí.
Complete this word.
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Túmõ àwôn õrõ yìí sí Gêësì
Translate these words to English
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Níbo ni õbô yìí wà? |
Ôkô, Ôkö |
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Õwõ, Ôwõ, |
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Where is this monkey |
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Õbô náà wà lórí i** |
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The monkey is on a tree. |
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(One short of twenty) |
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Ojú-ìwé Kôkàndínlógún |
Êkö Keje |
7 |
Lesson Seven |
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dò re mí |
ù u ú |
*u-*u Ù U Ú |
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“ u ” kìí bêrê õrõ ní ojúlówó Yorùbá
Words do not begin with “u ” in mainstream Yoruba.
Uu
d : r : m : f : s : l : t : d :
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fa so la ti do |
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dú-dú dúdú black (mí -mí)
dù-rù |
dùrù organ |
(dò – dò) |
musical |
kú-ru kúru |
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ÿu-bú ÿubú |
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Tútù |
cold |
short |
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fall |
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Tutù |
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Parí àwôn õrõ yìí |
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Túmõ àwôn õrõ yìí sí Gêësì |
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o - *ó |
wà ní |
ô - *ö |
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Kújú, Kúkù |
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Fùfú, Fùfù |
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money |
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(Twenty) |
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Ojú-ìwé Ogún |
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ÀTÇ ÀWÒRÁN ÁLÍFÁBËÊTÌ YORÙBÁ
YORÙBÁ ALPHABET PICTORIAL
Àtç àwòrán àwôn õrõ tí ó bêrê tí |
Pictorial of words beginning |
ó sì parí pêlú àwôn fáwêlì |
and ending with the vowels |
Aa Ee Çç Ii |
Oo Ôô Uu |
ní oríÿìíríÿìí õnà |
in different ways |
Àwôn õrõ tí ó bêrê tí ó sì parí pëlú orísìíríÿìí fáwêlì
Words beginning and ending with different vowels
dò re mí
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(One over twenty) |
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Ojú-ìwé Kôkànlélógún |
Êkö Kçjô |
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Lesson Eight |
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dò re mí
à, a - * a e ç i o ô u
Fáwêlì tí ó ní àmì òkè ( á,é,ë,í,ó,ö,ú) kìí bêrê õrõ ní ojúlówó Yorùbá
A vowel with a high pitch sound ( ´ ) does not begin words in Yoruba.
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à-pò àpò bag |
à-gbò àgbò ram |
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à-gbê àgbë farmer |
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Owó wà nínú àpò yìí.
There is money inside this bag.
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a-bç abç razor |
a-wó awó guinea-fowl |
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(re-mí) |
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Parí gbólóhùn yìí. |
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Túmõ àwôn õrõ yìí sí Gêësì |
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Complete this sentence. |
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Ç** mélòó nìyìí? |
How many birds are these? |
Àgbo, Agbo |
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Ç** m*** ni. |
They are seven birds. |
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Àwo, Awo |
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(Two over twenty) |
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Ojú-ìwé Kejìlélógún |
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Êkö Kçsàn-án |
9 |
Lesson Nine |
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dò re mí
è, e-* i o u
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e-tí etí ear |
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èjì two |
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è-so èso fruit |
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ßé ç þ gbádùn ìwé kíkö yin?
Are you enjoying your studies?
e-ní ení one
(re-mí)
e-ku eku rat
(re-re)
Iÿë ÿíÿe - Exercise
Parí õrõ yìí |
Túmõ àwôn õrõ yìí sí Gêësì. |
Complete this word |
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Etí mélòó ni o ní? |
Èní, Ènì |
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How many ears do you have? |
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I have two ears. |
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Êkö Kçwàá |
10 |
Lesson Ten |
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ë, ç - * a ç i ô u |
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ê-jô èjô eight |
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ç-ja çja fish |
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ê-gbà êgbà necklace |
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Èdè Yorùbá kò |
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ÿòro rárá. |
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Yoruba language is |
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not difficult at all. |
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ç-nu çnu mouth (re-re)
Iÿë ÿíÿe - Exercise
ê-pà êpà peanut (dò-dò)
Parí gbólóhùn yìí. Complete this sentence.
Kí ni ó wà nínú * * * yìí?
What is in this * * *?
Túmõ àwôn õrõ yìí sí Gêësì.
Translate these words to English.
Çgba Êpà
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* * * ni ó wà nínú *** yìí. |
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Çjö, |
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It is money that is in this bag. |
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(Four over twenty) |
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Ojú-ìwé Kçrìnlélógún |
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