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214 Grammar summary<br />

Ajá mélòó ni Túnjí ní?<br />

How many dogs does Tunji have?<br />

4 A whole clause can sometimes function as an adjective. For<br />

example:<br />

ilé tí ó tóbi<br />

a house that is big<br />

tí ó tóbi is a clause that modifies ilé.<br />

5 Some adjectives are formed from certain verbs. For example:<br />

tóbi to be big títóbi big<br />

kéré to be small kékeré small<br />

ga to be tall gíga tall<br />

sanra to be fat sísana fat<br />

kúrú to be short kúkúrú short<br />

Kõœmi kéré.<br />

Kõmi is small.<br />

Kõœmi jõœ ènìyàn kékeré.<br />

Kõmi is a small person.<br />

Sentences in Yoruba<br />

There are basic statements in Yoruba. For example:<br />

O lo≥soœ$jà.<br />

You went to the market.<br />

Délé ni oΩ$rõœ Túnjí.<br />

Dele is Tunji’s friend.<br />

Negative sentences<br />

Negation in Yoruba depends on the types of verbs used. For<br />

example:<br />

The verb wà “to be in a place”:<br />

Olú wà ní ilé.<br />

Olú kò sí ní ilé.<br />

Olu is in the house.<br />

Olu is not in the house.

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