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Yoruba Is The Simplest But Yet Most Difficult Language In Nigeria. See This! by DY20(op): 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

add yours

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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

add yours

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.

[color=#8C001A]Beeni mo yi gbiri bi okoto de o

Ara ewa yoruba tani niyen

Ole - strong
Ole - thief
Ole - lazy
Ole - beans porridge
Ole - arranging
Be be lo
Yoruba dara![/color]

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

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