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270 Yoruba–English glossary<br />

$<br />

$<br />

máa<br />

will<br />

Màá<br />

I will<br />

máa lo≥ keep going<br />

máa n;<br />

(habitual tense<br />

mkr<br />

mo≥níwoΩ$n to weigh<br />

moderately<br />

magí<br />

Maggi cubes<br />

màmá<br />

mother<br />

méjéèjì the two<br />

mélòó<br />

how much<br />

Mõœõœsíkò Mexico/Mexican<br />

mi<br />

my<br />

mi<br />

I (dialectal<br />

variant of mo)<br />

mí<br />

to breathe<br />

mi ò lè<br />

I can’t<br />

mílíoΩ$nù<br />

million<br />

mímu<br />

something to<br />

drink<br />

mo<br />

I<br />

mo n; boΩ just a minute<br />

mójú tó . . . to observe . . .<br />

moœ$ any more/no<br />

longer<br />

moΩ<br />

to know<br />

moœ$ínmoœ$ín bean pudding<br />

moœ$ßáláásí mosque<br />

mu<br />

to drink<br />

mú . . . lo≥ to take someone<br />

somewhere<br />

mu o≥tí<br />

to drink<br />

(alcohol)<br />

mu sìgá to smoke<br />

mùsíoΩ$mù<br />

museum<br />

Mùsùlùmí Muslims<br />

N<br />

n; (prog. mkr)<br />

n; jõœ to be called<br />

n;’lé<br />

at home<br />

ná<br />

Nàgó<br />

Náírà<br />

ni<br />

first of all<br />

name of a<br />

Yoruba<br />

dialect<br />

Nigerian<br />

unit of<br />

currency<br />

to be (something)<br />

to have<br />

at<br />

here<br />

where<br />

under/beside<br />

when?<br />

part of<br />

about<br />

now<br />

outside<br />

in front of<br />

(“yes/no” qu. form)<br />

ní<br />

ní<br />

níbí<br />

níbo ni<br />

nídìí<br />

nígba wo?<br />

nínú<br />

nípa<br />

nísisìyí<br />

níta<br />

níwájú<br />

NÆjõœ<br />

n;koœ$ (qu. mkr)<br />

“how is”/<br />

“where is”<br />

n;lá<br />

big<br />

nnækan things<br />

nnækan bí around<br />

nnækankan something<br />

noœ$n;bà number<br />

noœ$oΩ$sì<br />

nurse<br />

O<br />

o<br />

you (sing.)<br />

ó<br />

he/she/it (third<br />

pers. sing.<br />

pron.)<br />

ó dàároΩ$ good night<br />

ó dàbí õni pé it seems as if<br />

ó dàboΩ$ goodbye<br />

ó mà ße o! what a pity!<br />

ò níí<br />

will not

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