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Use of lé.hìn and lé.hìn tí
Both lõœhìn and lõœhìn tí mean “after” in English. For example:
Lõœhìn kíláàsi, mo máa lo≥jõun.
After class, I will go and eat.
Lõœhìn ißõœ ni eré.
After work is play.
Lõœhìn o≥dún kan, wo≥n ße ìgbéyàwó.
After one year, they married.
Lõœhìn tí Olú pádà d’élé, ó jõun.
After Olu came back home, he ate.
Lõœhìn tí ißõœ bá parí, mo máa ßeré.
After work is over, I will play.
Lõœhìn tí mo sùn, ara mi balõΩ.
After I slept, my body relaxed.
The main difference between lõœhìn and lõœhìn tí is that lõœhìn is usually
used within a phrase, while lõœhìn tí is usually used within a clause.
Lõœhìn kíláàsi, mo máa lo≥jõun
phrase clause
Lõœhìn tí mo sùn, ara mi balõΩ
clause clause
Language and culture notes
Asking for people’s names
Traditionally, Yoruba people do not walk up to someone and
introduce themselves or ask for people’s names. The proper way is
to find out someone’s name from an acquaintance. You cannot walk
up to someone and ask for their name, even if you tell them your
own. However, for certain reasons, for example to do with “officialdom,”
this rule does not always apply. For example, a teacher who
is collecting information from their students can ask for the students’
names, or an educated person helping an illiterate person fill out a
form could ask that person for their name, even if they are older than
the educated one. At a social level, though, Yoruba people can ask