Thursday, November 19, 2015

Yorùbá: The Noun Phrase

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XY is about the simplest construction in Yorùbá language, where X is a noun and Y is another noun juxtaposed to X. Noun Y qualifies noun X. ...

Yorùbá Names: The Structural and Cultural Denotation

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Understanding the structure of Yoruba names is very important while teaching Yoruba language. The structure of Yoruba names mostly serves as...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

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K í    l o  r í    l ọ́ b ẹ̀ t ó fi wa ro  ọw ọ́  Literal Meaning: What did you see in the soup that made you hold back your hand Denota...
Friday, January 13, 2012

Tijó tijó ní s'ọlọ́mọge, ọ̀rọ̀ abiyamọ ní s'adélébọ̀ .

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Denotative meaning: A spinster cherishes dancing, while the heart of a married woman is in child upbringing. Connotative meaning: We have d...

Tètè gbéyàwó kóo má gbé ìyà wò, má tètè gbéyàwó kó lè ba gbé ìyà wò .

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Denotative Meaning: Marry early so that you will not experience hardship; do not marry early that you may taste hardship. Connotative Mean...

Tálágbádá yíò fi kú, yíyan la ó rò pé ó n yan.

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Denotative Meaning: When a man in a big and attractive regalia is dying, people will think he is just stylish. Connotative Meaning: People ...

Yoruba Proverb and Meaning.

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Taa n í j ẹ́ ẹ́  ọd ẹ  -aperin n íw áj ú     ọd ẹ ap à ày àn. Denotative Meaning: Who is the hunter who kills an elephant beside the hunte...