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Unit 13: Visiting different places 179
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Mo gbé moœ$ínmoœ$ín lo≥sí ibi-àsè.
I took [a lot of] bean pudding to the party.
Mo mú moœ$ínmoœ$ín lo≥sí ibi-àsè.
I took [a little, maybe one piece of] bean pudding to the party.
Exercise 1
How would you say the following in Yoruba?
1 Tunji brought several cartons of Fanta to the party.
2 Kunle brought his friends to the party in his car.
3 Kõmi took her baby to school with her.
4 Toyin brought a lot of jolof rice to the party.
5 Adukõ brought her friends to my house.
6 Dupõ took a bucket of water to school.
7 Mr. Alao took a pen to the office.
8 Sanjo≥brought his book to the library.
Exercise 2
How would you find out what the people in Exercise 1 brought? The
first one has been done for you.
Example:
1 Kí ni Túnjí gbé wá sí ibi àsè?
Exercise 3
Tunji is very skeptical. He did not believe that the people in Exercise
1 brought what was listed. Play the role of Tunji and tell us what he
is saying. The first one has been done for you.
Example:
1 Túnjí kò gbé Fán;tà wá sí ibi àsè.
Exercise 4
In Dialogue 1 in this unit, why do you think Kimberly used mú . . .
lo≥when asking about where to take Carla to? Why did she not use
gbé . . . lo≥? Would she have been grammatically incorrect if she had
used gbé . . . lo≥?