Word List for Yoruba

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Entry	Sound Illustrated	Yoruba Orthography	Yoruba (IPA)	English
1	b	bá	bá	to meet
2	m	má	má	don't
3	f	fà	fà	to pull
4	t	tà	tˢà	to sell
5	d	dà	dà	to pour
6	s	sá	sá	to run off
7	ɹ	rà	ɹà	to buy
8	l	lá	lá	to wear away
9	n	nã̀	nɑ̃̀	to flog
10	ɗ	sà	ɗà	to pick
11	ɟʲ	ʝà	ɟʲà	to fight
12	ʝ	yá	ʝá	to lend
13	k	ká	kʰá	to fold
14	ɡ	ga	ɡā	to be tall
15	k͡p	pa	k͡pā	to kill
16	ɡ͡b	g͡bà	ɡ͡bà̟	to take
17	w	wà	wà	to be
18	h	há	h̝á	to be crowded
19	ɡ	igi	īɡī	tree
20	ɡ͡b	ìg͡ba	ìɡ͡bà̠	time
21	b	ìbà	ìbà	homage
22	k	ìka	ìkā	finger
23	k͡p	ipá	īk͡pá	strength
24	k͡p	pè	k͡pè	to call
25	ɡ͡b	g͡bé	ɡ͡bé̟	to carry
26	k͡p	ipè	īk͡pè	the call
27	ɡ͡b	ig͡be	īɡ͡bē̟	the cry
28	m̩	óńbọ̀	óḿ̩bɔ̀	he is coming
29	n̩	óńtọ̀	óń̩tɔ̀	he is urinating
30	ɱ̩	óńfò	óɱ̩́fò	he is jumping
31	ɲ̩	óńyí	óɲ̩́ʝí̝	it is rolling
32	ŋ̩	óńké	óŋ̩́ké	he is crying
33	a	wà	wà	to be
34	e	wé	wé	to tie
35	i	wí	wí	to say
36	o	wò	wò	to look at
37	ɛ	wẹ̀	wɛ̀	to bathe
38	ɔ	wɔ̀	wɔ̀	to enter
39	u	wù	wù	to admire
40	ɑ̃	san	sɑ̃	to be well
41	ĩ	sin	sĩ	to bury
42	ũ	sùn	sũ̀	to sleep
43	ɛ̃	yẹn	ʝ̃ɛ̃	[determiner]
44	ʝ	yí	ʝí	to turn
45	ʝ̃	yín	ʝ̃ĩ́	to husk
46	w	wọ	wɔ́	crooked
47	w̃	wón	wɔ̃	to spray
48	ɾ	rí	ɾí	to see
49	ɾ̃	run	ɾ̃ũ	to crumble
50	u	sùúrù	sùúɾú	patience
51	e	bèèrè	bèèɹè	to ask
52	o	òótọ́	òótʰɔ́	truth
53	ɔ́	pọ́	k͡pɔ́	to clean an animal's intestine
54	ã	pọ́n	k͡pã	to praise
55	i	kí	kʰí	to greet
56	ĩ	kínlẹ́hì	kʰĩ́lɛ́ĩ̀	to support
57	/ĩ/ã/	níná	nĩ́nã́	spending
58	high tone	wá	wá	come
59	mid tone	ta	tˢā	pepperish
60	low tone	wà	wà	exist
61	mid-high	ig͡bá	īɡ͡bá̠	calabash
62	mid-mid	ig͡ba	īɡ͡bā̠	two hundred
63	low-low	ìg͡bà	ìɡ͡bà̠	time
64	mid-low	ig͡bà	īɡ͡bà̠	rope for climbing
65	low-high	ìg͡bá	īɡ͡bá̠	garden egg