Who can translate this from YORUBA to ENGLISH ''Ò YIN MÙ SÌ MÌ''

showbobo:

Who can translate this from YORUBA to ENGLISH ''Ò YIN MÙ SÌ MÌ''

"He/she snubbed me"

Means" she raised her nosed at me", but it really means "she snubbed me"

Well its not a "snub" perse. To sharply "raise your nose" at someone is just a manner of expressing derision (mocking scorn, contempt, disdain). It could be jokingly (as in expressing doubt that your friend cannot accomplish a feat), or it could be serious (as in a bunch of annoyingly ugly girls enviously mocking a pretty chic in a bikini at the beach)

I doubt there's an english equivalent. Its similar to "E ku ijoko" or "O'n moju si mi".

I mean you should directly translate to English. . . . e.g

Erin E Npa mi- Your laugh/laughter is killing me

Ok then, what of E KU ILE O !

big father:

Ok then, what of E KU ILE O !

E = you

ku = die

ile = house

therefore: e ku ile o means YOU DIE HOUSE O

OluToye:

I doubt there's an english equivalent. Its similar to "E ku ijoko" or "O'n moju si mi".

she (toyinrayo) is winking at me

it means He "Winked nose at me".

farotika:

E = you

ku = die

ile = house

therefore: e ku ile o means YOU DIE HOUSE O

hehehe i love your analysis, . . . . .


what about. . . E kU Odun ?

showbobo:

hehehe i love your analysis, . . . . .


what about. . . E kU Odun ?

Bros, add 2 plus 2 now u go get 3

E kU Odun = you + die + festival = you die in festival

farotika:

Bros, add 2 plus 2 now u go get 3

E kU Odun = you + die + festival = you die in festival

hehehehe I wish you the same, What about E Ku Iyedun ^{wonder what iyedun would be in english}

All, Yoruba language is too culturally advance and diverse that you can't really translate some words into English word for word. The best way to translate would be, using the English equivalent of the word. For instance, I can translate "eku odun" as happy holidays or happy celebration, and "eku ile" as happy home sitting. Overall, you need to have the knowledge of how the English people use the same words in their own culture. I do a lot of writing and translation and I come across issues like this everytime. You can checkout http://www.oronna.com/oronna/ , to read things in Yoruba. I hope the translation is helpful.

farotika:

E = you

ku = die

ile = house

therefore: e ku ile o means YOU DIE HOUSE O

Farotika, ah ahn, am disappointed at your analysis jare

Ku has many meanings na

farotika:

she (toyinrayo) is winking at me

Right!

Official Translation Thread
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-247934.0.html

E ku is the expression for salutation, it is why the Yoruba are called Aku. E ku ile means I salute you for holding forth in the house. E ku ise is I salute you for working. An European who got fascinated by the system took it farther by saluting a young girl carrying her little brother on the back 'E ku eru' he was surprised by the girl's response Eru ko aburo mi ni. He is not a load he is my brother. The European was a missionary in Ilesa, he said the girl's response formed the topic of many sermons he preached across the world. The man was Rev Ludlow. The ku does not imply die, the Tapa use the expression too and I don't think their word for die is ku. The word ku meaning die is a prominent feature of Bantu languages, though Yoruba is not a Bantu language, some classify it as semi Bantu.

lawani:
E ku is the expression for salutation, it is why the Yoruba are called Aku. E ku ile means I salute you for holding forth in the house. E ku ise is I salute you for working. An European who got fascinated by the system took it farther by saluting a young girl carrying her little brother on the back 'E ku eru' he was surprised by the girl's response Eru ko aburo mi ni. He is not a load he is my brother. The European was a missionary in Ilesa, he said the girl's response formed the topic of many sermons he preached across the world. The man was Rev Ludlow.

oga, the expression you are referring to is He's not heavy cos he's my brother which is an American one.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Ain't_Heavy,_He's_My_Brother

check the above link for other usages of the phrase, in other countries. Not sure why you had to fabricate a Yoruba reference to this story and who you are targetting in Ilesa or wherever.



as per Bantu, west Africans are not Bantu, not being Fulani does not mean a person is Bantu.

Please take note.

itstpia8:


oga, the expression you are referring to is He's not heavy cos he's my brother which is an American one.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Ain't_Heavy,_He's_My_Brother

check the above link for other usages of the phrase, in other countries. Not sure why you had to fabricate a Yoruba reference to this story and who you are targetting in Ilesa or wherever.



as per Bantu, west Africans are not Bantu, not being Fulani does not mean a person is Bantu.

Please take note.

I fabricated the story? Rev Ludlow's memoir is online and free for all to read. Do your research or just type the phrase with his name. That is easy enough instead of just typing without research. According to him he got that phrase from a young girl in Ilesa and he used it as a sermon topic across the world. Rev and Dr Mrs Ludlow were Methodist missionaries if I remember right.

I hear that only the Tiv or is it Idoma speak a Bantu language in Nigeria. However Ku as die is a feature of Bantu languages, the word Bantu or something like it is also used for man. Yoruba has some features of a Bantu language, so some linguists list the language as semi bantu. The word Ku meaning die does not exist in Igbo to the immediate East of the Yoruba but exists in Bantu groups farther removed from the Yoruba as far as South Africa. It is a mix and I never said Yoruba are Bantu only that the language has features of a Bantu language. Please do your research. Thanks.

http://www.tonyludlow.net/rnlpdf/rnlbook.pdf

What does greeting mean in typical Yoruba?

Answer: Okun. (tone: mire).

e pe le (be long alive on the land). Esopele, iwapele (peace, peaceful conduct).

Esor (easy, calm, peaceful-when repeated twice: variant, jee, jeje)

Pele (Pe:long, le: land) long live, long land, meaning, live long on the land.

E nle (be to own the land)

e kun (be multiplied). Kun:filled up, fulfilled, additional, excess.

Okun awe (be strong, contemporary). Okun: strenght.

EKUU-, EKAA-

This is born out of the need to make a phrase with Okun kiki. It is not where the word itself originated from.

Okun kiki: cheering mannerism, cheer greeting.

IkiNi: Act of of cheering someone up, to press, to impress.

Okun:

To greet, to salute, to strengthen or encourage one another at any point in time.

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what is the english of this yoruba word, ohun mi ha