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Yoruba

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NGYoruba
Wá[wá]
verb
to come

“Wá síbí lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.”

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NGYoruba
Wákàtí[Wa-ka-tee]
noun
Hour

“Mo ní wákàtí méjì láti parí iṣẹ́ yìí.”

I have two hours to finish this work.

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NGYoruba
Ẹ̀wà[e-wa]
noun
beans

“Ẹ̀wà jẹ́ oúnjẹ tó dára fún ara.”

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NGYoruba
Iwájú[i-wa-ju]
noun
Front

“Lọ sí iwájú díẹ̀.”

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NGYoruba
Lẹ́wà[le-wa]
adjective
Beautiful

“Ọmọbìnrin náà lẹ́wà gan-an.”

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NGYoruba
Awakọ̀[Ah-wah-kaw]
Noun
Driver

“Awakọ̀ náà mọṣẹ́ rẹ̀ dáadáa.”

The driver knows his job well.

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NGYoruba
Mẹ́wàá[me-waa]
number
Ten

“Ẹ fún mi ní oúnjẹ fún ènìyàn mẹ́wàá.”

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NGYoruba
Ṣèwádìí[ṣè-wá-dìí]
verb
To investigate

“Àwọn ọlọ́pàá ń ṣèwádìí ẹjọ́ náà.”

Police are investigating the case.

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NGYoruba
Oníwà-tútù[Oh-nee-wa-too-too]
noun
Gentle person

“Oníwà-tútù ni ọmọ yẹn.”

That child is a gentle person.

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NGYoruba
ní àsẹ̀yìnwá àsẹ̀yìnbọ̀[nĩ́ à.sɛ̀.jĩ̀.wá à.sɛ̀.jĩ̀.bɔ̀]
adv
This term describes something that happens after a long period of time, in the end.

“Ní àsẹ̀yìnwá àsẹ̀yìnbọ̀, yíò rí i pé ó tọ̀nà.”

Eventually, he will see that it is correct.

Also means
  1. eventually
  2. in the end

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

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NGYoruba
Ìgò[Ì-gò]Appears in an example
Noun
Bottle

“Mú ìgò omi yẹn wá.”

Bring that water bottle.

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NGYoruba
Síbí[See-bee]Appears in an example
noun
Spoon

“Mú síbí wá kí n fi jẹun.”

Bring a spoon for me to eat with.

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NGYoruba
Wọlé[wọ-lé]Appears in an example
verb
To enter

“Jọ̀wọ́ wọlé wá sí inú.”

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NGYoruba
Àpótí[ah-poh-tee]Appears in an example
Noun
Box

“Gbé àpótí yẹn wá fún mi.”

Bring that box for me.

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NGYoruba
Ọ̀sẹ̀[o-se]Appears in an example
noun
Week

“Ọ̀sẹ̀ tó ń bọ̀ ni ma wá síbí.”

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NGYoruba
Gbàgbé[gba-gbe]Appears in an example
verb
To forget

“Má ṣe gbàgbé láti ra búrẹ́dì wá.”

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NGYoruba
Kíákíá[kí-á-kí-á]Appears in an example
adverb
Quickly

“Wá kíákíá!”

Come quickly!

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NGYoruba
Àbáwọlé[Ah-ba-wor-leh]Appears in an example
noun
Entrance

“Àbáwọlé náà wà ní iwájú.”

The entrance is at the front.

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NGYoruba
Aṣọ-ìbò[A-sho-e-bo]Appears in an example
Noun
Blanket

“Mú aṣọ-ìbò wá nítorí òtútù.”

Bring a blanket because of the cold.

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NGYoruba
ÌṣàkósoAppears in an example
noun
Governance

“Ìṣàkóso rere mú ìdàgbàsókè wá.”

Good governance brings development.

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NGYoruba
Mẹ́tàlá[Meh-tah-lah]Appears in an example
numeral
Thirteen

“Àwọn ọmọ mẹ́tàlá ni wọ́n wá sí ibi iṣẹ́.”

Thirteen children came to the workplace.

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NGYoruba
Ìdàgbàsókè[ee-dah-gba-so-keh]Appears in an example
noun
Development

“Ìdàgbàsókè ń wáyé ní ilẹ̀ wa.”

Development is occurring in our land.

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NGYoruba
Ifámùgbẹ̀ẹ[ī.fá.mũ̀.ɡ͡bà.ɛ́]Appears in an example
name
A traditional name for females which expresses that the deity Ifa understands your timing.

“Ifámùgbẹ̀ẹ wá kí mi.”

Ifámùgbẹ̀ẹ came to greet me.

Also means
  1. a female given name meaning “The deity Ifa knows your time”
  2. A female given name

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

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NGYoruba
Àwòrán-ilẹ̀[Ah-wo-ran-e-lay]Appears in an example
Noun
Map

“Mú àwòrán-ilẹ̀ náà wá.”

Bring that map.

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