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Unit 13: Visiting different places 177
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Vocabulary
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mú . . . lo≥ to take someone
somewhere
etí òkun beach
ìyàtoΩ the difference
láàárín between
aládùúrà Pentecostal group
gbàdúrà to pray
olówò õrú slave traders
kó . . . lo≥ to carry . . . to
ìlú Òyìnbó Europe
Badagry name of a place in
Lagos State
pa . . . lõœkún to make someone
cry
Language points
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di õrú to become
slaves
Kúbà Cuba
Bràsíìlì Brazil
ìran
heritage
nínú
part of
wá láti to come from
Lõœkí
name of a place in
Lagos State
o≥roΩ
riches
ilõΩNàìjíríà land of Nigeria
gõœgõœ bí as
ìßõœ
poverty
Bringing something/someone somewhere
In Yoruba, there are different ways of talking about bringing something
or someone to a place. For example:
(1) mú . . . wá or gbé . . . wá
“to bring or to carry someone/something”
Use mú . . . wá if you are bringing someone who can walk on his/her
own to the place you are going. But use gbé . . . wá if you have to
literally carry something or someone somewhere. For example:
(a) Mo máa mú o≥mo≥mi wá sí ilé rõ.
I will bring my child to your house.
(b) Mo máa gbé o≥mo≥mi wá sí ilé rõ.
I will bring my child to your house.
In the first example, the implication is that the child is old enough to
come on his/her own with you. However, the second example implies
that you have to carry, to bring them with you.
But if you are talking about bringing your car to a place or giving
someone a ride in your car, you have to use gbé . . . wá. For example: