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Atumo-Ede

a (1A) kan: I gave him a dog. (Mo fun ní ajá kan). abandon (v); Kò sílè: He abandoned his job. (Ó ko isé rè sílè)

abbreviation (n); ìkéúrú: Abbreviation is useful when taking lecture notes. (ìkékúrú wúlò tí a bá ń se àkosílè ìdánilékòó.

abdomen (n); ìkùn: The abdomen of the boy protruded because he over ate. (ikùn omo náà rí róńdó nítorí pé ó jeun yó jù).

ability (n); agbára tàbí òye: He has the ability to remember dates. (Ó ní òye ojó àti àkókò).

able (adj); lè, lágbár: He is able to do all thing. (Ó lè se ohun gbogbo).

aboard (adv); nínú okò ojú omi tàbí òfúrufú; The captain welcomes you aboard this plane. (Adarí okò òfúrufú kì i yín káàbò sínú okò.

abolish (v); paré: Government has abolished the tax on agricultural products. (Ìjoba ti dá owó orí lori ohun ògbùn dúró.

about (adv); yíká, nípasè: What ara you talking about Kunle? (kí ní è ń so nípa Kúnlé?)

above (adv); lókè: We watched the birds above (À ń wo àwon eye lókè).

abroad (adv); èyìn odi, òkè òkun: My brother is studying abroad. (Ègbón mi okùnrin ń kàwé lókè òkun).

abrupt (adj); lójijì, láìròtélè: He shouted abruptly. (Ó kígbe líjijì).

abscess (n); ìkójopò oyún: The injection Joshua got from the nurse has formed abscess. (Abéré tí nóòsì fún Joshua ti di Oyún).

absent (adj); kò sí, kò wá; He was absent from work last Tuesday. (Kò wá sí ibi isé ní ojó ìségun tó kójá).

absolute (adj); pátápátá; Amina has absolute freedom to choose a husband. (Amina ní òmìnìra pátápátá láti yan oko).

absorb (v) fàmu: The dry Gari absorbed water easily. (Gaàrí gbígbe náà fa omi mu).

absurd (adj) sàìtó: He behaved in an absurd way. (Ó hùwà ní ònà tí kò tó).

abundant (adj); lópò; repete: There was an abundant rain last year. (Òjò rò repete ní èsí

abura (n) èyà igi kan: Olu made his furniture with abura (Olú kan àga rè pèlú igi abura).

abuse (v); èébú: ìlòkílò: The teacher abused his power. (Olùkó náà sI agbára lò).

acacia (n); èyà igi kan: The old man rests under acacia tree. (Bàbá arúgbó náà ń gbatégùn lábé ogo kasíà).

academy (n); Ilé èkó gíga: He attends Baptist Academy. (Ó ń lo sí ilé ìwé gíga ìjo onítèbomi).

accent (v); àmì ohùn: (Yorùbá is an accent language. (Èdè Yorùbá jé èdè Olóhùn).

accept: (v); téwógbà: I accepted the doctors advice: (Mo gba imòràn dókítà).

acceptable (adj); ìtéwógbà: This work you have done is not acceptable, please do it again. (Isé tí o se kò jé ìtéwógbà. Jòwó, lo tun se.

access (n); ònà, àjè: I have access to the library. (Mo lè wo ilé ìkàwé).

accident (n) èsì, ìjàmbá: There was an accident yesterday. (Ìjàmbá kan selè lánàá).

accommodate (v) fún láàyè: You could accommodate another student in your room (Ó le fún akékòó mìíràn láàyè nínú yàrá re).

accompany (v); Bálo, Bárìn, Bákégbé: He accompanied Bola to Lagos. (Ó bá Bólá lo sí Èkó).

accomplish (v) se parí: I accomplished two hours work before dinner. (Mo parí isé wákàtí méjì kí oúnje òsán tó tó).

accord (n); okàn kan: We are in accord about this matter. (A wà ní okàn kan nípa òrò yìí).

account (n) ìsirò, ìròyìn: Edwin gave an exciting account of the football match. (Edwin se ìròyìn ìdíje bóòlù orí pápá).

accurate (adj) déédé: My watch is more accurate than yours. (Aago mi se déédé ju tìre). accuse (v) fi sùn: The teacher accused Tálá of stealing. (Olùkó náà fi èsùn kan Tálá pé ó jalè).

accustom (v) mólára, sodàsà: She is accustomed to eating beef. (Ó molára kí ó máa je eran).

ache (v) fífó, ríro: Her head ached all night (orí fóo ní gbogbo òru).

achieve (v) setán, serere: He achieved success in his studies. (Ó se rere lénu èkó rè).

acid (n) ohun tó kan tàbí nínú: Some acid dropped onto Maria’s skirt and made a hole in it.

acknowledge (v) Jéwó, gbà: They acknowledged Olu as the cleverest student. (Wón gbà pé Olú ni akékòó tó mòwé jùlo).

acquaintance (n); ojúlùmò: He is an acquaintance of mine (Ojúlùmò mi ni).

acquire (v); Jèrè: Ayo acquired his wealth through frand. (Ayò kó orò rè jo lónà èní).

acquint (v) dáláre, dásílè The suspect was acquitted by the court (Ilé ejó dá arúfin náà sílè).

acre (n); gburè ilè: The acre of land belongs to the Chief. (Olóyè ló ni gburè ilè náà.

across (adj); rékojá: My friend lives in the house across the street. (Ilé tó wà ní ìfòná títì ní òré mi ń gbé).

act (v) ìse, òfin: Killing the lion was an act of bravery. (Isé akin ni pípa kìnìún).

active (adj) yára: My little brother is very active, he never sits still. (Àbúrò mi okùnrin yára púpò kì í wò sùù).

actor (n); Òsèré okùnrin: Hubert Ogunde was a a famous actor. (Gbajúmò òsèré ni Ògúndé ń se láyé àtijó).

actress (n); òsèré obìnrin: Liz Benson is one of the Contemporary actress. (Òkan lára àwon òsèrébìnrin ìwòyí ni Liz Benson ń se).

actual (adj); nítòótó, pàápàá, gan-an: He is the actual person that stole the goat. (Òun gan an ló jí ewúré náà).

A.D. Léyìn ìkú Olúwa wa: This Church was built in 1950 A.D. (A kó ìlé ìjosìn yìí ní egbèrún méjì odún ó dín díè léyìn ikú Olúwa wa).

adapt (v); bádógba: mólára, wà fún: It is sometimes difficult to adapt to town life. (Ó máa ń sòro nígbà míràn kí ìgbé ayé ìgboro tó mómi lára).

add (v); fikún: There were seven eggs in the basket I added three, so now there are ten. (Eyindìye méje ló wà nínú apèrè, mo fi méta kún un, ní bá yìí ó ti di méwàá. adder (n); paramólè: Adder is a poisonious snake. (Ejò olóró nì paramólè).

address (n); bá sòrò, kòwé sí: Always address elders with respect. (Máa bá àwon àgbà sòrò pèlú òwò).

adequate (adj); tó: There is an adequate amount of food for everyone. (Oúnje tó tó wà fún gbogbo ènìyàn).

adjective (n) Àpèjúwe: She sang a beautiful song. (Ó ko orin dádùn).

adjust (v) tún se, tò lésese: Olù adjusted his trousers. (Olú tún sòkòtò rè se).

administer (v); sàkóso: The government administers the Country. (Ìjoba ń sàkóso orílè, èdè).

administrator (n); alákòóso: The Principla is the administrator of the school. (Ògá ilé ìwé ni alákòóso ìlé ìwé náà).

admiral (n); Olórí okò ogun: My brother is an admiral. (Olórí okò ogun ojú omi ni ègón mi).

admire (v); jomi lojú, yìn; wuyì lójú: I admire his Kindness. (Ìwà rere rè jomi lójú).

admit (v) gbà sílé, jéwó: He admitted his failt. (Ó jéwó àìse déédé rè).

adolescent (adj) Òdó rè. Adolescent life is full of mistakes. (Ìgbà òdó kún fún àsìse).

adopt (v) sodomo: The childless couple adopted a child at last. (Tokotaya tí wón yàgàn náà ti fi omo kan somo nígbèyìn). adore (v); júbà; féràn lópòlopò: The boy adores chocolate. (Omokùnrin náà féràn ìpápánu púpò).

adult (n); àgbà: Olu is now an adult. He can take decisions on his own. (Olú ti dàgbà báyìí. Ó lè dá romú, kí ó sì se ìpinnu lórí ohun tí ó kàn án.

advance (v); ìlosíwájú, àgbàsílè owó. We are more advanced in techonology. (A ti lo síwájú nínú ìmò èro).

advantage (n); ànfààní: There are lots of advantages in doing good. (Ànfààní púpò ló wà nínú síse rere).

adventure (n); ìdáwólé: He went into a lot of adventures in order to learn more. (Ó dáwólé orísìírísìí ń kan kí ó lè ní ìmò si).

adverb (n); òrò àpónlé: She sang a song beautifully today. (Ó korin dáradára ló nìí.

advertise (v) kéde, polówó; The supermarket was advertising salt at a good price. (ilé ìtàjà náà ń polówó iyò ní owí póókú).

advise (v); dárúmòràn, dámòràn; ìmòràn: She advised me to beware of dog. (Ó gbàmí nímòràn wípé kí n sóra fún ajá).

aerial (n); lójúsánmò, lójúòrun: The aerial of my radio is fanlty. (Òpá redio mi kò dára).

aeroplane (n); bààbú, oko ofurufu: There was a plane crash at Abuja. (Ìjàmbá okò òfúrufú selè ní Àbújá).

affair (n); ìse: The party was a very noisy affair. (Ayeye náà jé aláriwo).

affect (v); mú lókàn, kàn: This new rule will not affect me as lam leaving the school. (Òfin tuntun yìí kò kàn ní torí pé mò ń fi ilé ìwé náà sílè.

affectionate (adj); nífèé: Her mother writes her long, affectionate letters. (Ìyá rè ko létà ìfé gígùn si).

afford (v); ní agbára láti se nkan. My father says he can’t afford a car. (Bàbá mí ní àwon kò ní agbára láti ra okò ayókélé).

afraid (adj); bèrù, fòyà, komimú: Olu says he’s not afraid of lion. (Olú so wí pé òun kò bèrù kìnìún). after (prep); léyìn, tèlé: Tomorrow is the day after today. (Òla ni ó tèlé òní). Òsán (n) afternoon: Come again this afternoon. (Padà wá ní òsán yìí).

afterwards (adv); Nígbèyìn: We want to the film and afterwards we walked home together. (A lo síbi sinimá, nígbèyìn a jo rìn lo sílé).

again (adv); èwè, léèkejì: I liked the book so much that I read it again. (Mo gbádùn ìwé náà tó béè gégé tó jé pé mo tún un kà).

against (prep); lòdìsí: Our teacher is against bad habits. (Olùkó wa lòdìsí ìwà ìbàjé).

agbádá (n) agbádá: The agbada he put on made him look twice his age. (Agbádá tí ó wò mú u dàbí àgbàlagbà).

age (n); Ojó orí: Mary’s age is eight. (Ojó orí Maria ti tó odún méjo).

age (v); dàgbà, gbó: He has aged because of hard labour. (Ó ti gbó nítorí ìsé agbára).

agent (n) Asojú: My father is a postal agent. (Asojú ilé ìsé ìfìwéránsé ni bàbá mi).

agnostic (n); aláìgbàgbó: Olú is an agnostic. (Aláìgbàgbó ni Olú).

ago (adv); kojá, séyìn: We came to live here six years ago. (A dé síbí ní odún méfà séyìn).

agony (n); inira, ìrora: The wounded man was in agony. (Inu ìrora ni okùnrin tí ó sèse n nì wà).

agree (v); sàdéùn, fohùnsòkan: I agree with you. (Mo fohùn sòkan pèlú re).

agriculture (n); isé àgbè: Agriculture is important because we all have to eat. (Isé àgbè se pàtàkì nítorí wí pé gbogbo wa ni a máa jeun).

ahead (adv); ní wájú: We shall have to cross that river ahead of us. (A máa rékojá odò tí ó wà ní wájú wa).

ahmadiyya(n); Èyà èsìn mùsùlùmí: Alhajì Yusuph is of Ahmadiyya Sect. (Èyà Ahmadiyya ni Alhaji Yésúfù).

aid (n) ìrànlówó: A dictionary is an aid to learning English. (Ìwé asòtumò jé ìrànlówó fún kíkó èdè gèésì). aid (v); gbowó, Olùgbòwó: He aided the criminal. (Ó se Olùgbòwó òdaràn náà).

aim (v); Èrò, fojúsùn: He aimed to be the best football player in the school. (Ó gbèrò láti jé òsèré orí pápá tí ó dára jùlo ní ilé ìwé).

aim (n); fojúsùn: He aimed at the lion. (Ó fojúsun kìnìún náà).

air (n); Aféfé: The air is refresling. (Aféfé náà tura).