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Yoruba

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A
NGYoruba
agbe[ag-be]
noun
farmer
AI-generated
NGYoruba
Ajọṣepọ(Ajoshepo)[AH-jaw-SHEH-poh]
noun
A legal business structure where two or more individuals manage and operate a business together.

“Ajọṣepọ yi lórí yóò ran wa lọwọ lati dẹ́ra àsìkò.”

This partnership will help us to seize opportunities.

Also means
  1. Partnership
AI-generated
NGYoruba
Awakọ̀[Ah-wah-kaw]Appears in an example
Noun
Driver

“Awakọ̀ náà mọṣẹ́ rẹ̀ dáadáa.”

The driver knows his job well.

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À
NGYoruba
àjọ[à.d͡ʒɔ̄]
noun
A group of people coming together for a specific purpose or meeting. It describes the act of working or gathering as a unit.

“Àjọ náà yóò wáyé ní ọ̀la.”

The meeting will take place tomorrow.

Also means
  1. organization
  2. meeting
  3. assembly
  4. the act of doing something together as a group

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
NGYoruba
Àjọṣe
noun
Interaction
AI-generated
D
NGYoruba
Dọkita[do-ki-ta]
noun
Doctor
AI-generated
E
NGYoruba
Ejika(Ejika)[ɛˈdʒikɑ]Appears in an example
noun
A predatory arthropod with a venomous sting, known for its segmented body and pincers.

“Ejika ní ẹyẹ ikọsẹ.”

The scorpion has poisonous claws.

Also means
  1. Scorpion
AI-generated
Ẹ
NGYoruba
Ẹ ṣé[ẹ-ṣé]
interjection
A formal or polite way of expressing gratitude to one or more people.

“Ẹ ṣé púpọ̀!”

Thank you very much!

Also means
  1. Thank you
AI-generated
I
NGYoruba
Imú[E-moo]
noun
Nose

“Imú rẹ̀ ga dáadáa.”

His or her nose is quite pointed.

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NGYoruba
Iṣẹ́-àṣelélọ́wọ́[ee-sheh ah-sheh-leh-law-waw]Appears in an example
noun
assignment / project

“Gbogbo wa ti parí iṣẹ́-àṣelélọ́wọ́ wa fún ọ̀sẹ̀ yìí.”

All of us have finished our assignment for this week.

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Ì
NGYoruba
Ìparí-ọsẹ̀[E-pah-ree-aw-sheh]
Noun
Weekend

“Ìparí-ọsẹ̀ ni mo máa ń sinmi.”

I usually rest during the weekend.

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K
NGYoruba
Káǹkà(Káǹkà)[ká-nkà]
noun
A piece of cloth worn on the head, often for cultural purposes.

“Ó wọ káǹkà àṣà.”

She wore a traditional headwrap.

Also means
  1. Headwrap
AI-generated
NGYoruba
Kiribátì[kī.ɾī.bá.tì]Appears in an example
name
An island nation located in Oceania.

“Kiribati jẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè tí ó wà ní Òséáníà.”

Kiribati is a country that is in Oceania.

Also means
  1. Kiribati (a country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)
  2. Kiribati

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
M
NGYoruba
márùn-ún[ma-run-un]
number
five

“Ìka ọwọ́ mi jẹ́ márùn-ún.”

AI-generated
NGYoruba
Mèje[me-je]Appears in an example
number
Seven

“Ọjọ́ mèje wà nínú ọ̀sẹ̀ kan.”

AI-generated
O
NGYoruba
oṣe[o-se]
verb
to work or do
AI-generated
NGYoruba
Orín(Orín)[ɔ́rín]Appears in an example
noun
A religious song of praise, particularly in a worship service.

“A ti kọ orin tuntun fun adura wa.”

We have composed a new hymn for our prayers.

Also means
  1. Hymn
AI-generated
Ọ
NGYoruba
Ọ̀sẹ̀[o-se]
noun
Week

“Ọ̀sẹ̀ tó ń bọ̀ ni ma wá síbí.”

AI-generated
NGYoruba
Ọkàn(Ọkàn)[ɔ̀.kã̀]Appears in an example
noun
The immaterial essence of a person, often regarded as eternal.

“A sọ pé àjọṣe wa jẹ́ àtìlẹyìn ọkàn wa.”

They say our relationship is a support for our souls.

Also means
  1. Soul
AI-generated
Y
NGYoruba
Yan laiperu(Yan laiperu)[jɑ́n la.i.pɛ́.ɾu]
idiom
This expression suggests selecting the easiest or most beneficial option in a situation.

“Yan laiperu, gbi wa wọ inta.”

Choose the convenient path, we shall enter it.

Also means
  1. Choose the convenient path
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