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144 Unit 10: Wìwá ò. nà<br />

ilé olókè mõœta<br />

òkè kejì<br />

pè mí<br />

bí . . . bá<br />

õnu oΩ$nà<br />

four-story<br />

building<br />

third floor<br />

call me<br />

when/if<br />

entrance<br />

ßílõΩkùn<br />

fún õ<br />

màá<br />

rí õ<br />

láìpõœ<br />

to open<br />

(a door)<br />

for you (sing.)<br />

I will<br />

see you<br />

soon<br />

Language points<br />

Use of the term “-story building”<br />

In Yoruba, a British or an American two-story building is referred<br />

to as a one-story building. The first floor in American sense is the<br />

ground floor in Yoruba. This is why when we say a house is a twostory<br />

building in the American or British sense, it is ilé olókè kan<br />

“one-story building” in Yoruba. Other examples are:<br />

Yoruba<br />

ilé olókè mõœta<br />

ilé olókè mõœrin<br />

ilé ilõΩ<br />

British English or<br />

American English<br />

four-story building<br />

five-story building<br />

first floor<br />

The word “when”<br />

There are different ways of saying the word “when” in Yoruba. In<br />

questions, use nígbà wo. For example:<br />

Nígbà wo ni o máa jõun?<br />

When are you going to eat?<br />

Nígbà wo ni eré máa bõΩrõΩ?<br />

When will the play begin?<br />

Nígbà wo ni õ dé?<br />

When did you arrive?<br />

If you want to use the word “when” in a statement, use ìgbà tí or<br />

nígbà tí. Pay close attention to the different usages of ìgbà tí and<br />

nígbà tí. For example:

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