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Yoruba Is The Simplest But Yet Most Difficult Language In Nigeria. See This! by DY20: 9:37am On May 26, 2016
The word ''Ogun'' can mean 10 different things in Yoruba, depending on context and intonation. See below:
Ogun:- (medicine)
Ogun:- (charm)
Ogun:- (war)
Ogun:- (state)
Ogun:- (god of iron)
Ogun:- (stab)
Ogun:- (twenty)
Ogun:- (sweat)
Ogun:- (property)
Ogun:- (climb)
Ogun:- (long)
hmm! Yoruba dun ka

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Re: Yoruba Is The Simplest But Yet Most Difficult Language In Nigeria. See This! by Nobody: 9:38am On May 26, 2016
They each have their different pronunciations tho...
Re: Yoruba Is The Simplest But Yet Most Difficult Language In Nigeria. See This! by whitecloth: 10:13am On May 26, 2016
This is the correct one with the intonation at the top, Yoruba is the simplest if you know the intonation on each vowel.
Thanks.

DY20:
The word ''Ogun'' can mean 10 different things in Yoruba, depending on context and intonation. See below:
Ògùn:- (medicine)
Ògùn:- (charm)
Ōgūn:- (war)
Ogun:- (state)
Ògún:- (god of iron)
Ógūn:- (stab)
Ōgún:- (twenty)
Òógùn:- (sweat)
Ōgún:- (property)
Ógùún:- (climb)
Ógùn:- (long)
hmm! Yoruba dun ka.
Yorubawoman come and see o.

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Re: Yoruba Is The Simplest But Yet Most Difficult Language In Nigeria. See This! by ubiquitousade(m): 10:21am On May 26, 2016
DY20:
The word ''Ogun'' can mean 10 different things in Yoruba, depending on context and intonation. See below:
Ogun:- (medicine)
Ogun:- (charm)
Ogun:- (war)
Ogun:- (state)
Ogun:- (god of iron)

Ogun:- (stab) O (third person singular pronoun) gun (stab) these are two words

Ogun:- (twenty)

Ogun:- (sweat) it's actually 'oogun'

Ogun:- (property)

Ogun:- (climb) same with stab, 'O' and 'gun' (climb) are two words
Ogun:- (long) same with stab, 'O' and 'gun' (stab) are two words
hmm! Yoruba dun ka

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Re: Yoruba Is The Simplest But Yet Most Difficult Language In Nigeria. See This! by YorubaWoman: 12:51pm On May 26, 2016
whitecloth:
This is the correct one with the intonation at the top, Yoruba is the simplest if you know the intonation on each vowel.
Thanks.


Yorubawoman come and see o.
Beeni mo yi gbiri bi okoto de o

Ara ewa yoruba tani niyen
smiley

Ole - strong
Ole - thief
Ole - lazy
Ole - beans porridge
Ole - arranging
Be be lo
Yoruba dara!
Re: Yoruba Is The Simplest But Yet Most Difficult Language In Nigeria. See This! by okuneddie(m): 1:33pm On May 26, 2016
I never knew there was a thread on it when I shared mine on a post....saw it on FB...had it being yorubawoman didn't make a post on this thread, I wouldn't have known.....nice one though

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Re: Yoruba Is The Simplest But Yet Most Difficult Language In Nigeria. See This! by FisifunKododada: 2:32am On May 27, 2016
cool

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