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KINGwax007:
that's a lie. The names or words doesn't and wouldn't sound English. It's the written aspect that looks like English word.

Just joking you're right

But you are correct. Unlike the Europeans, we did not have any form or written alphabets to spell anything. We passed on our knowledge by mouth, from Generation to generation. Egypt had Hyrogliphics (symbols), Ethiopia, had their own letters for writing. The rest of Africa, nothing. Till whitemen came to colonise, hear our language, then attempt to use ENGLISH ALPHABETS, consonants and Vowels, to spell the sounds they were hearing. Carry the written text and give us back as our language.
Why won't some words look like English words? But pronounced differently.

Aye

Babyforever:
Tolu

Is your brain still functional?

Kingwizzy16:
As June ends today may it end with all the bad bad news


Amen

Hello Martian

ToyinOlorunsola:
The following Yoruba names do not sound English when pronounced. In their written form, however, they look like English words:
1. Arise
2. Are
3. Ore
4. Shade
5. Desire
6. Kola
7. Wale
8. Akin
9. Ale
10. Dupe
11. Jade
12. Dare
13. Made
14. Joke
15. More
16. Made
17. Bare
18. Bade
19. Awe
20. Mope

Do you any more? Let us share them,

Seriously I couldn't even get the English pronunciation of some there.

Like
Kola (Kóh'la)
Wale (Wàh'le)

1Sharon:
If you live in the west, bearing Bimbo is kinda embarrassing

Yeah, it's an insult to be called a bimbo

samwise180:
Aye

This ain't Yoruba name but it's a Yoruba word

dominique:
Yeah, it's an insult to be called a bimbo

How?

Leonardoreel:
How?

Look up the definition

1Sharon:
Look up the definition

Chai


It is truly

There are many bimbo in my area then.
I'm gonna have to be calling them bimbo

Ay77:
Awilo

The correct English version na Awilo Lo Goba

Haymaykar:
I wonder why igbos own won't e like that instead you will be hearing names like...
1. Chukwudi..
2. Ike...etc

But u are daft to know that those yoruba names are in short form.

Chukwudi here can be called Chuks in short form.
Now doesn't that sound English?

Cyoung4real:
SikiRAT
KudiRAT
AmiRAT
etc

These are Arabic/Islamic names not Yoruba names. Be guided.

ToyinOlorunsola:
The following Yoruba names do not sound English when pronounced. In their written form, however, they look like English words:
1. Arise
2. Are
3. Ore
4. Shade
5. Desire
6. Kola
7. Wale
8. Akin
9. Ale
10. Dupe
11. Jade
12. Dare
13. Made
14. Joke
15. More
16. Made
17. Bare
18. Bade
19. Awe
20. Mope

Do you any more? Let us share them,

ire
Bode
Sola
Bakre

BUBU nko?? Dat dullard must LEAVE!!

Lola
Ayo
Wade

Oladipupo

Tobi/ Toby

Badmus

Mate

Mole

Pogba

ToyinOlorunsola:
The following Yoruba names do not sound English when pronounced. In their written form, however, they look like English words:
1. Arise
2. Are
3. Ore
4. Shade
5. Desire
6. Kola
7. Wale
8. Akin
9. Ale
10. Dupe
11. Jade
12. Dare
13. Made
14. Joke
15. More
16. Made
17. Bare
18. Bade
19. Awe
20. Mope

Do you any more? Let us share them,

These are not Yoruba names jare they are abbreviated. Check it in full, and hear how it sounds like Oya sons and daughters

Lagos

what of toto

useless afonjas name
not complete without awolowo

ofe
mmanu

thornapple:
they don't look like, they are actually English words.

I will advise you to romance your dictionary more... It will open your eyes to your English deficiencies

Thread created in june 2018, hit front page in january 2019, who said u cant make it at ur age?

ToyinOlorunsola:
The following Yoruba names do not sound English when pronounced. In their written form, however, they look like English words:
1. Arise
2. Are
3. Ore
4. Shade
5. Desire
6. Kola
7. Wale
8. Akin
9. Ale
10. Dupe
11. Jade
12. Dare
13. Made
14. Joke
15. More
16. Made
17. Bare
18. Bade
19. Awe
20. Mope

Do you any more? Let us share them,

akimbo and it means standing with your two hands on your waist

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