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264 Yoruba–English glossary<br />

dá . . . dúró sí to keep . . . at<br />

dà?<br />

(qu. mkr)<br />

“where?”<br />

dáadáa ni (it) is fine/good<br />

dàbí<br />

to look like<br />

dàgbà<br />

to be old<br />

dákõœ<br />

to keep quiet<br />

dára<br />

to be good<br />

dáradára good/nice<br />

dárúko≥ to name<br />

dé<br />

to come back/<br />

return<br />

dé<br />

to arrive<br />

dé<br />

to cover<br />

débõΩ<br />

to get there<br />

dõœrù<br />

to scare/<br />

surprise<br />

di<br />

to become<br />

di õrú<br />

to become<br />

slaves<br />

dìde<br />

to stand up<br />

díõΩ<br />

a little<br />

dín<br />

to be less<br />

dín . . . kù to reduce . . .<br />

dípò<br />

instead of<br />

dòdò<br />

fried plantain<br />

doœ$kítà doctor<br />

dúdú<br />

black<br />

dúdú<br />

to be black/<br />

dark<br />

dùn<br />

to be tasty<br />

dùn<br />

to ache<br />

dúpõœ<br />

give thanks<br />

(to God)<br />

dúró<br />

wait<br />

dúró de. . . to wait for. . .<br />

E<br />

ebi n; pa mí<br />

I am hungry<br />

(lit. hunger is<br />

killing me)<br />

edé<br />

shrimp<br />

èdè<br />

language<br />

eéje<br />

seven<br />

eéjì<br />

two<br />

eéjìdínloœ$gboΩ$n twenty-eight<br />

eéjìdínlógún eighteen<br />

eéjìlá<br />

twelve<br />

eéjìlélógún twenty-two<br />

eélòó ni? how much is it?<br />

èjìká<br />

shoulder<br />

èkejì<br />

the second one<br />

Èkó<br />

Lagos<br />

eléyìí<br />

this/these<br />

Èmi<br />

emphatic<br />

pron. “I”<br />

ènìyàn<br />

person/people<br />

eré ìdárayá recreational<br />

activities<br />

erékùsù island<br />

etí<br />

ear<br />

etí òkun beach<br />

ètò<br />

arrangement<br />

ewéédú type of green<br />

leafy<br />

vegetable<br />

èyí<br />

the one<br />

eyín<br />

teeth<br />

Ẹ<br />

Õ<br />

you (pl.) or you<br />

(hon. pron.)<br />

õõΩ<br />

you did not<br />

õΩõœ<br />

you will<br />

Õ joΩ$oœ$ you (hon.) please<br />

Õ ßé<br />

thank you (hon.)<br />

õΩbà<br />

food made from<br />

cassava flour<br />

õbí<br />

family<br />

õbo≥<br />

sacrifices<br />

õΩdá<br />

creature<br />

õΩõœdõœgbõΩrin seven hundred

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