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82 Unit 6: Síse oúnjẹ
The negative counterpart of máa n; is kì í, as in:
N kì í jõun lójoojúmoœ$.
I do not (usually) eat everyday.
Olú kì í soΩ$roΩ$ púpoΩ$.
Olu does not (usually) talk a lot.
Délé kì í kàwé nígbà gbogbo.
Dele does not (usually) read all the time.
Language and culture notes
The phrase ẹlé. mìí méje ni
Literally, õlõœmìí méje ni means “it has seven spirits.” Yoruba people
use this expression with food that makes them, so to speak, feel
heavenly. If someone prepares food that is really delicious, Yoruba
people will say it has seven spirits, to show that it is beyond this
present life. “It’s sheer ambrosia!”
Yoruba foods
Jolof rice is one of the most common foods prepared by Yoruba
people, especially for occasions such as weddings, funerals, naming
ceremonies, birthdays, etc. Other common Yoruba foods are:
õΩbà
food made from cassava flour
àmàlà
food made from yam flour
fùfú
food made from cassava
iyán
pounded yam
àßáró
yam porridge
dòdò
fried plantain
moœ$ínmoœ$ín bean pudding
Exercise 1
Tell your friend what you usually do everyday, using the following
list of action verbs. The first one has been done for you.