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| Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 12:13pm On Jan 23, 2013*. Modified: 3:01pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]This thread is created for translation from English to Yoruba and vice versa, I've tried on the Yoruba thread but saw its dormant and I thought it wise to create a new thread in other to get attention from my Yoruba peeps. I need translation to these numbers in their order. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100, 125, 200, 250, 500, 1000, 1025, 1150, 1500, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000, 50000, 100000, 200000, 500000, 1000000, 1000000000. I'm going to bring more words to be translated. I need answers to these to start with. Thanks![/color] 1 Like |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by Afam4eva(m): 12:15pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
Chineke nna...this is three much. I doubt if anyone is equal to the task. |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by Idowuogbo(f): 12:16pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
I dey come! Let me revise first.  |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EfemenaXY: 12:18pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
Idowuogbo: I dey come!ID  |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by badassnigga(m): 12:50pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
1-eni. 2-eji. 3- eeta. 4-eerin. 5-aarun 6-eefa. damnn it, I give up I doubt if u will get response to those big numbers. 1 Like |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 4:12pm On Jan 23, 2013*. Modified: 2:58pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]I thought that since I could give all the value in Igbo language, maybe someone else could give the meaning in Yoruba language.[/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 4:15pm On Jan 23, 2013*. Modified: 2:56pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]While that one remains pending, can someone give me the meaning of this colours: White, black, red, blue, green, yellow, purple, orange, brown and any other colour?[/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 4:30pm On Jan 23, 2013*. Modified: 2:52pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]More: I'm hungry Excuse me Good morning Good Afternoon Good evening What's happening Where is Segun Who is Segun How is Segun Today is Friday You're stupid Call him (for me) When is Sunday See you tomorrow Who is that Please note that, when translating especially those words with sh sound, indicate it. E.g Segun as Shegun, Kilosele as Kiloshele. I will understand. Thanks[/color] 1 Like |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by Tolexander: 4:55pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
u don craze! U wan do yoruba for A level or what? Anyway i will render a little help i can. [quote author=Eze Promoe][color=olive]More: I'm hungry-ebi n pa mí Excuse me-jòwó Good morning-kú àárò Good Afternoon-kú àsán Good evening-kú ìrólé What's happening-kí ni ó n selè Where is Segun-shégun(oyo), ségun(ibadan) nkó? Who is Segun-tani shégun How is Segun-báwo ni shégun Today is Friday- ojó etì ni òní You're stupid-odè ni é Call him (for me)-pe arákùnrin yen (fún mi) When is Sunday-ojó wo ni àìkú? See you tomorrow-mà á rí e ní òla Who is that- ta nìyen. Please note that, when translating especially those words with sh sound, indicate it. E.g Segun as Shegun, Kilosele as Kiloshele. I will understand. Thanks[/color] 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 5:26pm On Jan 23, 2013*. Modified: 2:47pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
Tolexander: u don craze! U wan do yoruba for A level or what?[color=crimson]LOL.Thanks for the little help. Please before I proceed, can you just give me the Yoruba alphabets and how they sound, so that I can start from there  [/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by Tolexander: 6:07pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
Eze Promoe: [color=olive]LOL.Thanks for the little help. Please before I proceed, can you just give me the Yoruba alphabets and how they sound, so that I can start from therei will help, what are we meant for? But a chocomilo will do. Lol! A as in Aba B as in Ban D as in Dad E as in Eboue(civ player) E as in Eze promoe F as in Farm G as in God GB as in (no exist for english but gbenga in yoruba) H as in house. I as in Ileum. J as in Jug. K as in Keg. L as in Lion. M as in Money . N as in Nairaland. O as in Omo(detergent) O as in Osewa. P as in Palm. R as in Rat. S as in Sin. S(sh) as in Seun. T as in Tag. U as in Union. W as in Way. Y as in You 3 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 6:11pm On Jan 23, 2013*. Modified: 2:45pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
Tolexander: i will help, what are we meant for? But a chocomilo will do. Lol![color=crimson]Thanks a lot. Just screw up and check if you can translate those numbers [/color] 1 Like |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by Tolexander: 6:19pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
Eze Promoe: [color=olive]Thanks a lot. Just screw up and check if you can translate those numbersleave me, i no go scroll up. Thought i have escaped it. 1 Like |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by StarFlux: 7:35pm On Jan 23, 2013*. Modified: 5:39am On Nov 18, 2013 |
The thing with Yoruba numbers is that they have different forms. For example one: oókan. If you want to say a or one trader (noun modifier) you will say: oníṣòwò kan, not oníṣòwò oókan. Same with two (eéjì) turns to méjì, as in ilé méjì - two houses. 1. Oókan 2. Eéjì 3. Ẹẹ́ta 4. Ẹẹ́rin 5. Aárùnún 6. Ẹẹ́fà 7. Eéjè 8. Ẹẹ́jọ 9. Ẹẹ́sànán 10. Ẹẹ́wàá 11. Oókànlá 12. Eéjìlá 13. Ẹẹ́tàlá 14. Ẹẹ́rìnlá 15. Aárùnúndínlógún 16. Ẹẹ́rìndínlógún 17. Ẹẹ́tàdínlógún 18. Eéjìdínlógún 19. Oókandínlógún 20. Ogún 21. Oókanlélógún 22. Eéjìlélógún 23. Ẹẹ́tálélógún 24. Ẹẹ́rìnlélógún 25. Aárùndínlọ́gbọ̀n Etc, etc. 100. Ọgọ́rùn 200. Igba 300. Ọ̀ọ́dúnrún 400. Irinwó 500. Ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbẹ̀ta Etc, etc. But these are the traditional numbers. There is a simplified system for all numbers, as I will show here with thousands (ẹgbẹ̀rún or ọ̀kẹ́ 1000. Ẹgbẹ̀rún 2000. Ẹgbẹ̀rún méjì 3000. Ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́ta 4000. Ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́rin 100 000. Àpò ọ̀kẹ́ I'm sure you will see the logic. Using traditional numbers, it would be very hard to follow once you get really high. 1 million: Òdù kan 10 million: Ìdì òdù 1 billion: Èèrú kan 1 trillion: Ọ̀kẹ́/ẹgbẹ̀rún èèrú kan Etc, etc. Hopefully I didn't write any of these wrong. Also, "p" is pronounced "kp", like in ìpínlẹ̀. 11 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 10:26pm On Jan 23, 2013*. Modified: 2:43pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
StarFlux: The thing with Yoruba numbers is that they have different forms.[color=crimson]EXCELLENT! Thanks for these. But come to think of it, these Yoruba numbering is the hardest I've ever seen. It's not straight at all. But thanks for all of them.[/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by StarFlux: 10:37pm On Jan 23, 2013*. Modified: 11:18pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
Yes, the numbers are not easy. But you have simplified versions like this: For example: 10. Ìdì kan 20. Ìdì méjì 23 now turns to ìdì méjì l'ẹ́ta. Literally: ten times two plus 3. So they are much simpler, but it's good knowing both. Copy of my post in another thread about colors: (I forgot the dots here though). Yellow - àwò èsè Orange - àwò osàn Blue - àwò sánmà or àwò àyìnrín Green: àwò ewé Red: àwò pupa Purple - àwò aró Pink - àwò pupa fééré Brown - àwò ara White - àwò funfun Black - àwò dúdú Silver - àwò fàdákà Gray - àwò eérú Gold - àwò wúrà 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 8:03am On Jan 24, 2013*. Modified: 2:39pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]Thanks, starflux, you're doing a great job not to only me but to thousand of NLders who are interested in this course. Now give me translation to these phrases: Agbaya Oloshi Were O ma gan kagbe nkan sinu nkan o[/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 8:18am On Jan 24, 2013*. Modified: 2:36pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]From the simple version of numbering you gave me, I can guess the number '87' to be translated as ìdì méjo l'éjè . I hope I'm right?[/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 8:27am On Jan 24, 2013*. Modified: 2:33pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]I came to understand something when I was reading through the hard numbering version. It came to my knowledge that the numbering system from 15 going down to 26 was focused on 20. That is 20 is the central point. You know what I mean. For example 15= remaining 5 to get to 20 16= remaining 4 to get to 20 17= remaining 3 to get to 20 18= remaining 2 to get to 20 19= remaining 1 to get to 20 20= 20 21= 1 more than 20 22= 2 more than 20 and so on. I guess that's how it was translated. But give me time when I come back, I'll translate from 26 to 30 in Yoruba. Thanks[/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 8:44am On Jan 24, 2013*. Modified: 2:31pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]26 = Eérìndínlógbòn 27 = Eétàdínlógbòn 28 = Eéjìdínlógbòn 29 = Oókandínlógbòn 30 = Ógbòn My phone don't support Nigerian languages, if not I would have put the dot under the letter 'o', where they're suppose to be. But with these, I hope I'm right.  [/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by StarFlux: 2:45pm On Jan 24, 2013*. Modified: 3:30pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
You are correct abour the numbers. Let me get back to you on the translations when I get home. Ok. Agbaya - a fool Oloshi - a destitute perosn Were - an insane person O ma gan - hmm, idk what this is supposed to mean. Maybe it/you too much. Depending on tone, ma could mean many things. Gan means much. kagbe nkan - don't know "kagbe", sorry. sinu nkan o - inside something/something inside it. As I am learning Yoruba myself, I don't know everything. So unfortunately, someone will have to translate those for you. |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by toshmann(m): 4:24pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
starflux  na you biko. we hereby declare you the yoruba cultural ambassador of nairayorubalandi  starflux is the first aare ona kakanfo of nairalandi if you support hit like 10 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 4:47pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]31= Oókanlélógbòn 32= Eéjìlelógbòn 33= Eétàlelógbòn 34= Eérìnlelógbòn Give me the meaning of 35 and leave the rest for me [/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by StarFlux: 4:57pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
35. Aárùndínlogójì 40. Ogójì toshmann: starfluxHehe, thanks! |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 4:57pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]Give me the translation of these words King Prince Queen Princess House Town Wife Husband Book Shoe Goat Cow Man Woman Boy Girl Brother Sister Light Rain Earth Heaven East West North South Chair Heavy Children Ghost Tree More coming[/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by hardniola(m): 5:13pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
i tot dis guy starflux is norway guy but d guy learn fast nd is gud |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 5:16pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
StarFlux: 35. Aárùndínlogójì[color=crimson]36= Eérìndínlogójì 37= Eétàdínlogójì 38= Eéjidínlogójì 39= Oókandínlogójì 40= Ogójì 41= Oókanlélogójì 42= Eéjìlélogójì 43= Eétàlelogójì 44= Eérìnlelogójì 45= Aárùndínméwa Confirm 45 before I go on. This is getting interesting [/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by Afam4eva(m): 5:25pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
Eze Promoe: [color=crimson]Give me the translation of these words |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by StarFlux: 5:28pm On Jan 24, 2013*. Modified: 5:47pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
King - Ọba Prince - Ọmọ aládé ọkùnrin (you can drop ọkùnrin, you can also use ọmọ ọba) Queen - Ayaba or ọbabìnrin (first is more like the king's wife, and the other one a monarch) Princess - Ọmọ aládé ọbìnrin (same as prince, you can drop ọbìnrin) House - Ilé Town - Ìlú Wife - Aya or ìyàwó Husband - Ọkọ Book - Ìwé Shoe - Bàtà Goat - Èkérègbè or ewúrẹ́ Cow - Màlúu Man - Ọbìnrin Woman - Ọkùnrin Boy - Ọmọdékùnrin Girl - Ọmọdébìnrin Brother - Arákùnrin Sister - Arábìnrin Light - Ìtànná Rain - Òjò eji Earth - Ilẹ́-ayé Heaven - Ọ̀run East - Ìlà oòrùn West - Ìwọ̀ oòrùn North - Àríwá South - Gúúsù Chair - Àga Heavy - Wíwúwo Children - Àwọn ọmọ (Plural + child). Ghost - Iwin Tree - Igi 45. Aárùndínládọta 50. Àádọta |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 5:56pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
StarFlux: King - Ọba[color=crimson]Thanks Starflux. Updating my book![/color] |
| Re: Yorubas, Please Help Me Translate These Words. by EzePromoe(op): 6:11pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[color=crimson]Ok, give me the meaning of 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 101, 110, 123, 600, 700, 800, 900 and 1000. Thanks![/color] |
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