Yoruba Ch. 5 Terms

differences

aáwọ̀

older person

àgbà

compound

agbolé

neighborhood

àdúgbò

older person

àgbàlagbà

lawyer

agbẹjọ́rò

collection

àkójọpọ̀

pharmacist

apòògùn

respect

àpọ́nlé

culture

àṣà

male head (of family)

baálé

ugly

burẹ́wà

doctor

dókítà

beans

ẹ̀wà

progress, development

ìdàgbàsókè

prostration

ìdọ̀bálẹ̀

family (immediate)

ìdílé

town, city, country

ìlú

belief

ìgbàgbọ́

branch (of family)

igun

meeting

ìpàdé

medicine

ìṣègùn

the meaning

ìtumọ̀

in fact

kódà

family (extended)

mọ̀lẹ́bí

husband

ọkọ

head (person; leader)

olórí

every month

oṣooṣù

every week

ọ̀sọ̀ọ̀sẹ̀

food

oúnjẹ

youth

ọmọdé

emergency

pàjáwìrì

settling of; completion of

píparí

gold

wúrà

family arrangement

ètò ẹbí

confused, disorganized

dàrú

for

fún

to live in/at

gbé

must

gbọdọ̀

to be

jẹ́

kneel down

kúnlẹ̀

to complete

parí

to talk

sọ̀rọ̀

if

tí

translates to/means/implies

túmọ̀ sí

said that

wí pé

to be born following

bí tẹ̀lé

to get together

kóra jọ

can lead to chaos; can be disorganized

lè dàrú

has/have not yet

kò ì tí ì

always takes place

máa ń wáyé

to be strong

lágbára

is important; is crucial

• ṣe kókó

• ṣe pàtàkì

tall

ga

small

kéré

short

kúrú

each

kọ̀ọ̀kan

fat

sanra

big

tóbi

skinny (thin)

tínínrín

only

péré

because of this

nítorí èyí

about

nípa

at other times

nígbà mìíràn

anyone that is older than oneself

ẹni tí ó bá juni lọ

this/that is why

ìdí èyí ni wí pé

for the world to be in good shape

kí ayé ó gún

wisdom and understanding

ọgbọ́n àti òye

one of

ọ̀kan lára