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British Sign Language
117 published entries
American Sign Language
50 published entries
Argentine Sign Language
4 published entries
Adamorobe Sign Language
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Yoruba
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“Ẹyin aárùndínlọ́gbọ̀n wà nínú apẹ náà.”
Twenty-five eggs are in the basket.
“Agogo mẹ́ta ti lù.”
It is three o'clock.
“Aio ní awọ tó ń yí padà.”
The chameleon has skin that changes.
- chameleon
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ajá mi tiene fún mi.”
My dog is loyal to me.
- Dog
“Wo aláago rẹ kí o mọ àkókò.”
“Aṣọ tuntun ni mo wọ̀ fún ayẹyẹ náà.”
“Àdánù nlá ni ó jẹ́ fún wa.”
It is a big loss for us.
“Ó túndè àdìrẹ rẹ.”
She tied her headscarf.
- Headscarf
“Ó ra àjàkà tuntun.”
She bought a new necklace.
- Necklace
“Báwo ni mo ṣe le fi àkérè le.”
How can I put it in my pocket?
“Angola wà ní gúúsù Áfíríkà.”
Angola is in Southern Africa.
- Angola (a country in Southern Africa)
- Angola
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ó wọ àtẹ́lẹṣin tuntun.”
He wore a new belt.
- Belt
“ọmọbìnrín kun àtíkè”
The girl applied powder to her face
- powder, (in particular) face powder
- powder
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ó wọ àwọ̀nu gígùn.”
He wore a long tie.
- Tie
“Bàbá mi wà nílé.”
“Mò rà bàtá tuntun.”
I bought new shoes.
- Shoes
“Máa ra bàta ìkà fun ọrẹ mi.”
I will buy socks for my friend.
- Socks
“Mò ń wò bébè tuntun yìí.”
I am looking at this new belt.
- Belt
“Ó fi bòrí rẹ hàn.”
He displayed his crown.
- Crown
“Ó ń wọ bréki tó rọrùn.”
She is wearing a simple bracelet.
- Bracelet
“Ó wọ búburé nígbà tó ń ṣiṣẹ́.”
He wore gloves while working.
- Gloves
“Burundi jẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè tó wà ní Ìlà-oòrùn Áfíríkà.”
Burundi is a country that is in East Africa.
- Burundi (a country in East Africa)
- Burundi
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Wọ́n lo dáadáa fun ìṣàkóso.”
They used costumes for the play.
- Theatrical costume
“Rìn díẹ̀díẹ̀.”
Walk slowly.
“Ó wọ dìgá fẹ́rẹ́ ayé.”
She wore small earrings.
- Earring
“Ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́ dúdú ni ó ra.”
“Eefin ti bo gbogbo ìlú yìí.”
Fog has covered the entire town.
- Fog
“Erin ni ẹyẹ tó wuyi.”
The flamingo is a beautiful bird.
- Flamingo
“Èfé ni ń ru wa pọ̀.”
Love is what binds us together.
- Love
“Ó fẹ́ wọ èló tuntun.”
He wants to wear new trousers.
- Trousers
“Ẹ kú àárọ̀!”
Good morning!
- Hello/Greetings
“Ẹ̀kọ́ ṣe pàtàkì púpọ̀.”
Education is very important.
- Education
“Ó fi ẹ̀pè rẹ sọdọ.”
She wrapped her scarf around her.
- Scarf
“Ẹran màlúù ni mo rà ní ọjà.”
“Ẹsẹ̀ mi ń dùn mí.”
- Bird
“Ó wà ní ẹ̀yìn ilé.”
“Ó gba fààrà rẹ lórí.”
She wrapped her scarf around her.
- Scarf
“Mo fẹ́ràn rẹ.”
I love you.
“Olórin náà fẹ́ fẹrè.”
The musician is playing the flute.
- flute; small type of whistle
- whistle
- balloon
- flute
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ó ní fífi mẹ́ta.”
She has three pairs of sunglasses.
- Sunglasses
“Ó ní fíti tó lẹ́wa.”
She has a beautiful hat.
- Hat
“Wọn ti fọwọ́ sí fún-in fún iṣẹ́ tuntun.”
They have approved a loan for the new project.
- Loan
“Ó fi fùn-un sọdọ.”
He used a lanyard to hold it.
- Lanyard
“Mo fẹ́ràn láti wọ aṣọ funfun.”
“Gambia jẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè tó wà ní Ìwọ̀-oòrùn Áfíríkà.”
Gambia is a country that is in West Africa.
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
- River Gambia (a river in West Africa)
- Gambia
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Gana jẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè tó wà ní Ìwọ̀ Oòrùn Áfíríkà.”
Ghana is a country located in West Africa.
- Ghana (a country in West Africa)
- Ghana
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Gangé ti bà jé ilé méjèèjì.”
The tornado destroyed two houses.
- Tornado
“Ó wọ gáùn nigbati ó ń jẹun.”
She wore an apron while cooking.
- Apron
“Gbà, owó rẹ nìyí.”
“A ń gbéga àwọn iṣẹ́ àgbègbè.”
We are developing community projects.
“Ọ̀nà abúlé náà gùn gan-an.”
The path to the village is very long.
“Ibi tó ṣá ni gbogbo wa ṣàdá.”
We all gathered at sunset.
- Sunset
“Ilé mi tóbi.”
My house is big.
- House/Home
“Ó rí in.”
He saw him/her/it.
- him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /ĩ/)
- him, her, it
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ó fi iná ilẹ́pdé rẹ kún irun wọn.”
She adorned her hair with her brooch.
- Brooch
“Iníwọ fi kò sí ọkọ.”
The tortoise doesn't leave its shell.
- Tortoise
“Gbogbo wa ti parí iṣẹ́-àṣelélọ́wọ́ wa fún ọ̀sẹ̀ yìí.”
All of us have finished our assignment for this week.
“Iṣeduro jẹ́ igbesẹ pataki lati daabobo ohun-ini rẹ.”
Insurance is an important step to protect your assets.
- Insurance
“Ó rọ́ ẹ̀ṣọ́kẹ̀ ilẹ̀ nàá.”
She wore beautiful earrings.
- Earrings
“Iṣòwò iná ti dinku, nitorina a nilo lati jẹ́ olóòótọ́.”
The cash flow has decreased, so we need to be mindful.
- Cash flow
“Iṣu dídín dùn gan-an pẹ̀lú ẹyin.”
“Iyalode yí ń fo níbi.”
The hummingbird is flying here.
- Hummingbird
“Ìdàgbàsókè ń wáyé ní ilẹ̀ wa.”
Development is occurring in our land.
“Mò fé ra ìgèlè tuntun.”
I want to buy a new bracelet.
- Bracelet
“Ìhòhò dára lónìí.”
The clouds are beautiful today.
- Cloud
“Ìkùukù dín ooru kù.”
Clouds reduced the heat.
“Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ ń yí ìgbésí ayé padà.”
Technology is changing lives.
“Ìmọ̀-ọgbọ́n àwọn Yorùbá jinlẹ̀.”
Yoruba philosophy is deep.
- Philosophy
“Mo nílò ìrànlọ́wọ́ rẹ lórí iṣẹ́ yìí.”
“Ìtẹ́lọ́rùn ni àmì ọrọ̀.”
Satisfaction is the sign of wealth.
“Ìyàwó mi rẹwà.”
“Jẹ́ kó di pẹ́, ma fi ọrọ̀ náà sọ.”
Let it be drawn out; don't rush the conversation.
- Let it be drawn out
“Ọmọ náà mọ̀ ọ́n jó.”
“Jọ̀wọ́, ṣe ìrànlọ́wọ́ fún mi.”
Please, help me.
- Please
“Ó wọ káǹkà àṣà.”
She wore a traditional headwrap.
- Headwrap
“Kérééjì ti bo ilẹ̀ lónìí.”
Frost has covered the ground today.
- Frost
“Kẹtẹkẹtẹ n ṣiṣẹ́ pẹlú ara wọn.”
Ants work together.
- Ant
“Wọ́n kìlọ̀ fún wa nípa ewu náà.”
They warned us about the danger.
- to warn
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Kiribati jẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè tí ó wà ní Òséáníà.”
Kiribati is a country that is in Oceania.
- Kiribati (a country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)
- Kiribati
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Kọ́ lọ́́rùn, ó ní kó dán tinká.”
Beware the traps; it may not be easy.
- Beware the traps
“Ẹ jẹ́ kí á kọrin sí Olúwa.”
“Orílẹ̀-èdè Lesoto wà ní Gúúsù Áfíríkà.”
The country of Lesotho is in Southern Africa.
- Lesotho (a country in Southern Africa)
- Lesotho
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Mo fẹ́ lọ sí ọjà láti ra oúnjẹ.”
“A ó pàdé lọ́la.”
We will meet tomorrow.
- Tomorrow
“Lónìí jẹ́ ọjọ́ dára.”
Today is a good day.
- Today
“Má bínú, mo ṣe àṣìṣe.”
Sorry, I made a mistake.
- Sorry/Don't be angry
“Malawi wà ní gúúsù ilẹ̀ Áfíríkà.”
Malawi is in Southern Africa.
- Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
- Malawi
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Mali wà ní Ìwọ̀-oòrùn Áfíríkà.”
Mali is in West Africa.
- Mali (a country in West Africa)
- Mali
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Agogo mẹ́jọ ni mo jí lárọ̀ yìí.”
“Mí ayé lo run, ma gbàdúrà fún ìbáṣepọ̀ rẹ.”
Life is fleeting, pray for your relationships.
- Life is fleeting
“Mongolia jẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè tó wà ní Ìlà Oòrùn Éṣíà.”
Mongolia is a country in East Asia.
- Mongolia (a country in East Asia)
- Mongolia (a Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia)
- Mongolia
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Namibia jẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè tó wà ní gúúsù Áfíríkà.”
Namibia is a country in Southern Africa.
- Namibia (a country in Southern Africa)
- Namibia
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
- in/on/at
“Ní àsẹ̀yìnwá àsẹ̀yìnbọ̀, yíò rí i pé ó tọ̀nà.”
Eventually, he will see that it is correct.
- eventually
- in the end
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ odò rẹ.”
She opened her handbag.
- Handbag
“Ogbe ma rò.”
The dove does not cry.
- Dove
“Ogbón ti jẹ́ ǹkan nínú ilé.”
The mouse has eaten something in the house.
- Mouse
“Ojó ti n rú n'ibè.”
It is raining there.
- Rain
“Ojú-ìwòye rẹ ṣe pàtàkì.”
Your perspective is important.
- Perspective/Viewpoint
“Olódodo ni bàbá mi.”
My father is a righteous person.
“Ologbo yí nkó orí ẹbi.”
This cat is on the roof.
- Cat
“Olóòótọ́ ni ọ̀rẹ́ mi.”
My friend is a truthful person.
“Má ṣe jẹ́ olórí-kunkun nínú iṣẹ́ rẹ.”
Do not be a stubborn person in your work.
“Omí gbó, rárá ní o yẹ k'ẹ́ fiyesi.”
Water flows; don't let it blind you.
- Water flows
“Oni-ọpọlọ jẹ́ ẹranko to tóbi jù lọ.”
The elephant is the largest animal.
- Elephant
“Ó dàbọ̀, a ó pàdé lẹ́ẹ̀kan sí i.”
Goodbye, we will meet again.
- Goodbye
“Òdòdó yìí lẹ́wà gan-an.”
This flower is very beautiful.
“Òjò ń rọ̀ níta.”
“Ọbẹ̀ yìí dùn gan-an.”
“Ẹ kú ọdún tuntun o!”
“abiyamọ́ fi ọ̀já gbé ọmọ pọ̀n”
The mother used a cloth sash to carry her child on her back
- belt, sash, often used to denotate membership or rank within a group
- baby sling; an additional cloth sash used to secure the ìpọnmọ when backing infants
- baby sling
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Ọkọ rẹ̀ jẹ́ èèyàn rere.”
“Ma rí ọ ní ọ̀la ní ibi iṣẹ́.”
“Ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn ni ọ̀rẹ́ mi.”
My friend is a wise person.
“Ọlọ́run ni mo gbà pé ó máa dá wa lórí.”
I believe that God will guide us.
- God
“Èèyàn ọlọ́yàyà ni ìyá mi.”
My mother is a sociable person.
“Ọmọ náà ń sunkún fún omi.”
“Baba rẹ jẹ́ ọmọlúwàbí tòótọ́.”
Your father is a true person of good character.
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