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60 Unit 4: Wíwá ilé láti ré.ǹtì
Pronunciation
When a verb that has one syllable and a low tone precedes a noun,
the low tone becomes a mid tone. In this case, it is the environment
that changes the tone, and the change is predictable. This is why the
meaning of the word does not change. For example:
Kí ni o rà?
What did you buy?
Mo ra bàtà.
I bought shoes.
Kí ni Olú gbín? What did Olu plant?
Olú gbin ißu.
Olu planted yams.
Notice that in the above examples, when the verbs rà and gbìn occur
before a noun, they become ra and gbin.
Tone practice (CD 1; 35)
Listen to the recording and practice saying the following words using
the correct tones.
1 fèrèsé window
2 koœ$boœ$oΩ$dù
cupboard
3 nísisìyí now
4 ßàkíyèsí to notice
5 ibalùwõΩ bathroom
6 fúláàtì flat
7 oríßiríßi different kinds
8 o≥ßõ ìfoΩ$wo
soap dish
9 fíríìjì refrigerator
10 gbàgbé to forget
Listening or reading comprehension
(CD 1; 36)
Listen to or read the following passage and then answer the questions
that follow.
Arábìnrin Adéo≥lá O¸˘ßoœ$ ní ilé kan ní ìlú Èkó. Ilé yìí ní yàrá mõœrin,
ibalùwõΩmõœta, ilé ìdáná kan, páloΩ$ méjì, àti ilé-ìjõun kan. Boœ$n;gálò kan
wà lõœhìn ilé yìí. Fúláàtì kan tún wà láàárín ilé yìí àti boœ$n;gálò.
Arábìnrin O¸˘ßoœ$ àti õbí rõΩn;gbé nínú ilé yìí ßùgboœ$n wo≥n fi fúláàtì àti
boœ$n;gálò tí ó wà lõœhìn ilé wo≥n rõœnætì fún àwo≥n õlòmíràn.