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Woœ$n ti dé.
He (honorific) has/had come back.
Màmá mi ti lo≥soœ$jà.
My mother has/had gone to the market.
Mo ti jõun.
I have/had eaten.
In order to convert the above sentences into their negative counterparts,
use the word kò ì tí ì “have/has/had not.”
Wo≥n kò ì tí ì dé.
He (honorific) has/had not come back.
Màmá mi kò ì tí ì lo≥soœ$jà.
My mother has/had not gone to the market.
N kò ì tí ì jõun.
I have/had not eaten.
Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns are pronouns used to mark possession. The
following are the possessive pronouns in Yoruba.
mi my wa our
(r)õ your (sg.) yín your (pl.)
(r)õΩ his/her/its wo≥n their
For example:
Õģboœ$n mi my older sibling
Õģboœ$n (r)õ your (sing.) older sibling
Õģboœ$n (r)õΩ his/her/its older sibling
Õģboœ$n wa our older sibling
Õģboœ$n yín your (pl.) older sibling
Õģboœ$n wo≥n their older sibling
Pronunciation
màá is a contracted form of mo máa in rapid speech. Both mean
“I will.”