body parts in yoruba

parts of the body

awon eya ara

arm

apá

nose

imú

pronounciation: [e-mu]

ear

etí

pronounciation: (ay-ti)

hair

irun

mouth

ẹnu

pronounciation: [eh (like esther) - nu]

teeth

eyin

pronounciation: [ay-yin]

back

eyin

pronounciation: [eh (lik esther) yin]

head

ori

hand

owo

eye

oju

tongue

ahon

eyebrow

irun oju

breast

oyan

pronounciation: [o (like orange) - yan]

buttocks

finger

ika

pronounciation: [e-ka] owo

shoulder

ejika

legs

ese

elbow

igunpa

skin

awo ara

chin

agbon

chest

àya

pronounciation: [ah-yah]

armpit

abiya

pronounciation: [ah-bee-ya]

knee

orúnkún

fingernail

èékánná ọwọ́

pronounciation: [aye-kon-oh]

belly button

idodo

pronounciation: e-do-do

laps

itan

pronounciation: e-tan

eyeball

eyin oju

(foot) sole

atelese

blood

ẹ̀jẹ̀

toe

èékánná esẹ̀

bone

egungun

pronounciation: [ay-gun-gun]

spine

ọ̀pá ẹ̀yìn

muscles

iṣan-ara

pronounciation: [e-shan]

stomach

ikùn

pronounciation: [e-kun]

brain

ọpọlọ

[o (as in orange) po-lo]

lips

ètè

pronounciation: [ay-tay]