Word List for Yoruba

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Entry	Yoruba orthography	Yoruba (IPA)	English
1	ibi	ibi	place
2	idi	ìdì	bundle
3	iri	ìɽì	mist
4	iji	ìdʒì	storm
5	ebe	ebè	heap of earth
6	ete	ètè	lip
7	eru	eɽu	deceit
8	ẹbẹ	ɛ̀bɛ̀	entreaty, request
9	ẹtẹ	ɛ̀tɛ̀	leprosy
10	ẹrụ	ɛɽù	load
11	aya	aja	wife
12	aja	adʒá	dog
13	ata	ata	pepper
14	ara	aɾa	body
15	ọwọ	ɔwɔ́	hand
16	ọbọ	ɔ̀bɔ́	monkey
17	ọrọ	ɔ̀ɽɔ̀	conversation
18	ọjọ	ɔdʒɔ́	day
19	owo	owó	money
20	ojo	odʒo	coward
21	oro	oɽò	bull-roarer
22	ilu	ìlù	drum
23	iṣu	iʃu	yam
24	irun	iɹ̃ũ	hair
25	iru	ìɽù	tail
26	ẹkun	ɛkṹ	tears
27	ẹku	ɛkú	[used in salutations]
28	ọkan	ɔkã̀	heart
29	ọka	ɔkà	garri made into stiff paste
30	ibọn	ìbɔ̃	gun
31	ibọ	ìbɔ	act of worshipping
32	ọgbọn	ɔɡbɔ̃́	wisdom
33	pọn	kpɔ̃̀	carry on the back
34	fọn	fɔ̃	scatter
35	mimu	mĩ́mũ	drinking
36	ni	nĩ	be
37	na	nã	beat
38	ọmọ	ɔmɔ̃	child
39	mọ	mɔ̃̀	know
40	bẹẹrẹ	bɛ́ɛ́rɛ́	the grass
41	bẹrẹ	bɛ̀rɛ̀	began
42	ijọ	ìdʒɔ	congregation
43	Ijọ	Idʒɔ́	the name of a tribe
44	ọre	ɔ̀rɛ́ː	friend
45	iya	ìjáː	mother
46	airi	aiɽi	invisibility
47	aipon	aikpɔ̃	unripe
48	aiye	ajé	world
49	aiye	aije	unintelligible
50	koi	koí	warm
51	fio-fio	ˈfío-fío	[superlative]
52	diẹ diẹ	díɛ̀-díɛ̀	little by little
53	oun	òũ	and
54	o ṣeun	o ʃèũ	well done
55	jẹun	dʒɛũ	eat, feed
56	a gbọn	a ɡ͡bɔ̃̀	we shivered
57	a gbọn	a ɡ͡bɔ̀ń̩	we shook it
58	a gbọn	a ɡ͡bɔ̃́	we scooped out
59	agbọn	àɡ͡bɔ̃	coconut
60	agbọn	aɡ͡bɔ̃́	wasp
61	agbọn	aɡ͡bɔ̃̀	basket
62	agbọn	àɡ͡bɔ̃̀	chin
63	ọkọ	ɔkɔ̀	motorcar
64	ọkọ	ɔkɔ́	hoe
65	ọkọ	ɔkɔ	husband
66	igba	iɡ͡bá	calabash
67	igba	ìɡ͡bà	time, period
68	igba	ig͡ba	two hundred
69	igba	ìɡ͡bá	garden egg
70	eyii	èjìí	this one
71	eeru omi	èéɽú omi	scum on water
72	iwọọ babaarẹ	ìwɔ̀ɔ̄ bàbáārɛ̀	his father's hook
73	mun	mūń̩	drink it
74	aiye	ajé	world
75			game
76	mun	mún̩̄	ticket
77	oba	óbà	it perches
78	awoo ni	àwōò nì	that plate
79	ẹ ma pariwo mọ	ɛ má k͡paɽiwo mɔ̀	Don't make noise.
80	mo fẹ lọ ri ọmọ na	mo fɛ́ lɔ ɽí ɔmɔ na	I'm going to say the child.
81	nwon ti ji ni kutukutu owurọ	nwɔ̃ ti dʒí ni kùtùkùtù òwúɹɔ̀	They woke up very early in the morning.
82			He can say anything without my hearing it.
83	kọ-kọ-kọ l'omi ntú, ti gbogbo rẹ nṣan rẹ-rẹ-rẹ	kɔ́-kɔ́-kɔ́ lomi ntú, ti ɡ͡boɡ͡bo ɽɛ̀ nʃã̀ ɽɛ-ɽɛ-ɽɛ	The water was gushing out and flooding.
84	tan	tã	sell it
85	mo ti tan	mo tí tã	I have sold it
86	ka	káa	pluck, pick
87	akoko	àkókò	time, season
88	pa	k͡pá	kill him
89	lo pa	lo k͡pá	go and kill him
90	ba	ba	meet him
91	lo ba	lo ba	go and meet him
92	dan	dã	pour it
93	mo ti dan	mo ti dã	I have poured it
94	ga	ɡàá	tall
95	agogo	aɡoɡo	bell, clock
96	gbagba	ɡ͡baɡ͡ba	leaves of the garden egg
97	baba	baba	father
98	gbada	ɡ͡bada	a name
99	bada	bada	a name
100	ojola	òdʒòlá	boa constrictor
101	oja	odʒà	market
102	fa	fa	pull it
103	fun	fũ	give it
104	ofa	òfà	dragnet
105	sun	sũ	sleep
106	osẹ	ɔsɛ	week
107	ẹsẹ	ɛsɛ	foot
108	oṣe	oʃe	thank you
109	ẹsẹ	ɛʃɛ	sin
110	ahọn	ahɔ̃́, aɔ̃́	tongue
111	ẹhin	ɛ̀hĩ̀, ɛ̀ĩ̀, jĩ	back
112	ẹhin	ɛhĩ́, ɛĩ́	tooth
113		okòwó, okóo	twenty cowries
114		owíwo, oówo	boil (noun)
115	ẹwọn	ɛ̀w̃ɔ̃̀	chain
116	ẹrọn	er̃ɔ̃	meat
117	oyọn	ój̃ɔ̃́	he yawned
118	iyẹn	ij̃ɛ̃	that
119	wọn	w̃ɔ̃	they
120	mẹrin	mɛ́r̃ĩ	four
121	rin	r̃ĩ	walk
122	ri	ɹi	see
123	wọ	wɔ	set (of sun)
124	wọn	w̃ɔ̃	them
125	yin	j̃ĩ	praise
126	yi	ji	this
127	nkan	ŋ̩̀kan	something
128	o nkọ	ó ŋ̩́kɔ́	he is learning
129	o ngbọ	ó ŋ̩́ɡ͡bɔ́	he is listening
130	o ngoke	ó ŋ̩́ɡòkè	he is climbing
131	o nwa	ò ŋ̩̀wà	he is searching
132		m̩ba	I would have
133		m̩fɛ	I would like
134		n̩ta	selling
135		n̩da	pouring
136		n̩sa	drying
137		n̩ʃa	picking
138		nlɔ	going
139		nri	saying
140		ndʒa	picking cotton
141		njo	getting full
142		ŋkɔ	I shall write
143		ŋɡun	I shall climb
144		ŋwa	I shall come
145	ẹẹkẹ	ɛ̀ɽɛ̀kɛ́, ɛ̀ɛ̀kɛ́	cheek
146	Yoruba	joɽùba, joòba	Yoruba
147	ri	ɹi	see
148	rin	r̃ĩ	walk