Yoruba is a Niger-Congo language spoken in West Africa. It is written using a Latin-based alphabet with some additional diacritics (accent marks) to represent tones and special sounds. The script is relatively easy to read and write once you are familiar with the characters and their corresponding sounds.
"Yemi" in Yoruba means "honor me" or "look at me" depending on the context.
You say "I like Yoruba" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Moferan yoruba".
You say "My Yoruba is bad" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Ede yoruba mi da".
You say " I am trying to learn Yoruba" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Mongbiyanju lati ko ede yoruba".
To say "Do you speak Yoruba?" in Yoruba, you would say "ṣe ẹ rọ̀ Yorùbá?"
"Yemi" in Yoruba means "honor me" or "look at me" depending on the context.
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In Yoruba language, you would say "O n dun bi" to mean "You look beautiful." The phrase "O n" is used to refer to "you" in this context, and "dun bi" translates to "look beautiful." Yoruba is a tonal language, so it is important to pay attention to the tones while pronouncing the words for accurate communication.
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You say "I like Yoruba" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Moferan yoruba".
You say "My Yoruba is bad" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Ede yoruba mi da".
You say " I am trying to learn Yoruba" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Mongbiyanju lati ko ede yoruba".
To say "Do you speak Yoruba?" in Yoruba, you would say "ṣe ẹ rọ̀ Yorùbá?"
'ILE' for general yoruba, but can be ULE for some dailects in yoruba too
The Yoruba people primarily speak the Yoruba language, which is a Niger-Congo language. However, many Yoruba people also speak English, which is a major language in Nigeria where the Yoruba people are predominantly located.
"Ẹ n lẹ" is "hello" in Yoruba.
The Yoruba word for nephew is "ọmọ-ogun”.