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Locational prepositions<br />

Some prepositions in Yoruba denote the position of something in<br />

relation to another thing. For example:<br />

lõœgbõΩõœ besides lórí on top of<br />

láàárín in between níwájú in front of<br />

lábõœ under lõœhìn behind<br />

Exercise 12<br />

Explain the position of object A in relation to object B.<br />

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Tone practice (CD 2; 21)<br />

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Listen to the recording and practice saying the following words using<br />

the correct tones.<br />

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1 lõœgbõΩõœ beside<br />

2 lágbára O˘loœ$run by God’s grace<br />

3 awakoΩoníwàkuwà bad drivers<br />

4 ìjànæbá moœ$tò motor accidents<br />

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