FOLYKAZE: I am in the middle here since I couldn't find direct indigenous words for somethings. There are many of these words which are said unnoticedly romancing it foreign lingua thereby loosing it original or local dialects. Here are some fruits which i couldn't find Yoruba word for;

Cashew
Tangerine
Fruit
Mango
Water Melon

I didn't include Apple because it not a fruit found here on our soil. Been that it is imported, foreign names would be imported too. What are the indigenous names for the fruits listed above? If the names could not be provided, does that mean the fruits were foreign fruits or the indigenous words for them are extinct? Would also appreciate other Indigenous names apart from Yoruba which those fruits are called.

I don't think there's a non-borrowed word for "cashew" - simply say èso kajú or just kajú.
Tangerine is called: ọsàn-òyìnbó
Fruit is simply called: èso
Mango is: mángòrò. I do not think it's a borrowed word, if it was why would it take this form instead of simply "mango" with a nasal A.
Water melon is ẹ̀gúsí-agbè. I've also heard èso bàrà/bàrà.

I like this thread but so many pages to go through

Couldn't someone compile the words or such and organize it to a thorough dictionary?

What does ISE yen mean In yoruba?

Recently I read a Yoruba journal and there instead of awakò=Driver it was represented as direba!
What goes wrong? Has yoruba changed into 21century yoruba means of writing?

Inkredible: What does ISE yen mean In yoruba?

Isé-Yen = That- work…

tempem: Recently I read a Yoruba journal and there instead of awakò=Driver it was represented as direba!
What goes wrong? Has yoruba changed into 21century yoruba means of writing?

Anglicisation.

Haven't you watched these Yoruba movies where literally 60-70% of the spoken language is actually English. It's sad really. Yoruba has the agglutinative features to make it ideal for creating new words effortlessly. That as well as the already existing words.

"Direba, dokita, skuulu" is only the beggining I'm afraid. Fluency among youths is bottom low which is why you see these bastardized words making it into the language.

StarFlux: Anglicisation.

Haven't you watched these Yoruba movies where literally 60-70% of the spoken language is actually English. It's sad really. Yoruba has the agglutinative features to make it ideal for creating new words effortlessly. That as well as the already existing words.

"Direba, dokita, skuulu" is only the beggining I'm afraid. Fluency among youths is bottom low which is why you see these bastardized words making it into the language.

This is pathetic, I was even thinking yoruba language has narrowed itself through the 21th century English... Sad!

Good morning,

I would really appreciate if someone can translate these three sentences from Yoruba to English.


1. Emo gbagbe nkan awe mi.olorun aje emi gha un rayin osu.

2. Awe oje kin join.

3. Mo nreti nkan awe mi o.



Thank You.

Aga ijoko—furniture
Aso—dress
Bawo ni—hello
Mo—i
Mi—my
Oniyi—awesome
Ara—body,skin
Kowe—write

fightforchange1: Aga ijoko—furniture
Aso—dress
Bawo ni—hello
Mo—i
Mi—my
Oniyi—awesome
Ara—body,skin
Kowe—write

Yoruba!!!!!!

Ale—night
Owuro—morning
Oruko—name
Ciga—cigarettes
Mama
Agba—grandma
Alagbara—powerful
Narrow—tinrin
Fokii—fxck
Arugbo—old
Odo—young
Isokuso—weird

Laipe
Yi—recently
Ijinna—distance
Ede—language
Awon
Omode—children
House—ile
Ounje—food
Kikoro—bitter
Otan
Mi—myheart
Navy—awon
Ologun
Oju
Omi
Dawn—idaji
Iwe—book
Ijo—dance
Omowa—ours
Tiwa—ours
Rewa—beauty
Didara—beautty
Ediye—chicken

Mo kowe -I wrote
Mo soro-I spoke
Mo fun-I gave
Mo feran- I love
Mo mu- I took
Mo wa moto- I drove

Oludumare—almighty.
Eleda mi—creator.
Dun—happy
Ibanuje—sad
Orun—heaven
Iku—death
Aye—Death
Iyawo—bride
Oko—husband
Buredi—bread
Kofi—coffee
Dokita—doktor
Dokita eyin—dentist
Irikuri—crazy
Odo—young
Arugbo—old

What does "dollay ni ayi" mean in Hausa?

Ndeewo,
Someone please translate Ngwanu and negodi and what is egg in igbo

Can some help translate''I WILL PRAISE YOU'' and ''FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE''.? To Igbo and hausa and any other African or nigerian language you understand.THANKS

ambrosunny: Can some help translate''I WILL PRAISE YOU'' and ''FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE''.? To Igbo and hausa and any other African or nigerian language you understand.THANKS

Igbo - "Aga m enye gi otuto uwa m niile"

tr3y: Ndeewo,
Someone please translate Ngwanu and negodi and what is egg in igbo

Based on usage, 'ngwanu' can mean 'oya' (let's go) or 'goodbye'.

Negodi - "just look at"

Egg - akwa

StarFlux: Anglicisation.

Haven't you watched these Yoruba movies where literally 60-70% of the spoken language is actually English. It's sad really. Yoruba has the agglutinative features to make it ideal for creating new words effortlessly. That as well as the already existing words.

"Direba, dokita, skuulu" is only the beggining I'm afraid. Fluency among youths is bottom low which is why you see these bastardized words making it into the language.

Your point is just perfect. It is one of the reasons I hate watching adulterated films, particularly yoruba, they will never speak 100% Yoruba without mixing it with English. Oyibo will never adulterated their language but rather build on it

Moferan
Aye
Mi!!!

omo American nimi

eDe yoruba mi dA

GOD is almighty. Even culture exemplify the greatness of the LORD JESUS. Mention the name of GOD in your langouage that we can find no english word for. For instance, there is no english translation for the word OYIGIYIGI

ambrosunny: Can some help translate''I WILL PRAISE YOU'' and ''FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE''.? To Igbo and hausa and any other African or nigerian language you understand.THANKS

M ga-enye gi otito na ndu m niine.
M(I) ga-enye(will give) gi(you) otito(praise) na ndu m niine(all the rest of my life).

Anyone know what the name 'Mbakwo' might mean in Igbo or Ibibio?

odumchi: Anyone know what the name 'Mbakwo' might mean in Igbo or Ibibio?

Don't you think it might be a dialectical version of 'Mbakwe' which means 'if the town permits'?

bigfrancis21:

Don't you think it might be a dialectical version of 'Mbakwe' which means 'if the town permits'?

Someone told me it was her grandmother's nickname. I actually thought something along the lines of 'Mgbokwo', that is, assuming that the 'b' she wrote is actually pronounced as 'gb'.