Atumo-Ede (Yoruba-English) ()

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Atumo-Ede (Yoruba-English) ()

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B

1. Ba: v. ‘to hide’ Mo ba sí abé igi; I hid under the tree.

2. Bà: v. (i) to ferment: Kòkó náà ti bà; The cocoa has fermented (ii) to perch: Eye náà bà; The bird perched (iii) to foment: Mo ba egbò rè; I fomented his ulcer (iv) to hit: Òkúta tí ó so bà mí; The stone he threw hit me. (v) to be afraid: Èrù bà mí; I was afraid. (vi) settle: Eye náà bá sórí èka igi ka; The bird settled on a branch.

3. Bé: v. (i) to burst: Ó bé pèé; It bursts (ii) to cut: Ó bé e ní orí; He cut his head off (iii) to jump: Omo náà bé; The child jumped (iv) to buy a little quantity of a commodity: Ó bé tábà; He bought a little quantity of tobacco (vi) to crack: Orógbó náà bé; The bitter cola cracked when it was eaten (vii) to start: Òràn ti bé; Trouble has started (viii) to puncture: Táyà náà bé; The tyre punctured (iv) to spat: Ó bé itó; He Spat.

4. Be: v. (i) to be bright: Ó be; It is bright (ii) to peel: Ó be isu náà; He peeled the yam (iii) to speak cheekily: Ó be si mi; He spoke cheekily to me (iv) to exist: Ó ń be; It exists (v) to be forward/to be screwed: Omokùnrin yen be; That boy is too forward.

5. Bè: v. ‘beg’: Ó bè mí; He begged me (ii) apologize: O ti se Olú. Bé è ‘You have offended Olú. Apologize to him. (iii) implore: Ó be olè náà kí ó máà kó gbogbo owó won lo; He implored the robber not to take all their money (iv) ask: Ó bè wà lówè; He asked us for communal help.

6. Bí: v. (i) to give birth to: Ó bímo; She gave birth to a baby (ii) to be annoyed: Ó ń bínú; He is annoyed (iii) If: Bí o lù mi n ó lù ó; If you hit me I will hit you. (iv) Question marker: Ó lo bí?; Did he go? (v) how: Ó kó mi bí mo ti máa se é; He taught me how to do it (vi) that: Ó ní àfi bí òun pa á; He says there is nothing but that he will kill him (vii) When/after: Bí ó ti rí mi, inú rè dùn; When he saw me, he was happy (viii) like: Ó rí bí Olú; He is like Olú (ix) as: Se bí mo ti wí; Do as I say (x) bear: Obìnrin yen ti bí omo méwàá; That woman has borne ten children (xi) born: Odún tí ó kojá ni wón bí Olú; Olú was born last year (xii) just: Adé wole bí mo se jádé; Adè entered just as I left (xiii) more: Ènìyàn bí ogbòn ló wà nílé rè; There were thirty people in his house, more or less (xiv) reproduce: Ológbò máa ń bí ní èèméjì lódún; Cats reproduce twice a year (xv) such: Wón ń fé èso tí ó kún fún omi bí i osàn; They want some juicy fruit such as orange (xvi) whether: Nò mò bí ó máa wá tàbí kò níí wá; I don’t know whether he will come or not’.

7. Bi: v. to ask: Ó bi í ní ìbéèrè; He asked him questions.

8. Bì: v.(i) to vomit: Ó bì; He vomited (ii) Ó bì mí; He pushed me (iii) to change colour: Aso náà máa ń bì; The cloth always changes its colour(s) (iv) sick: Olú bì nígbà tí ó je iyán ní àjejù; Olú was sick when he ate too much pounded yam.

9. Bo: v. to hide: Ó bo sí abé igi; He hid under the tree.

Bò: v. (i) to cover: Ó bo abó náà; He covered the plate (ii) to roof: A bo ilé wa; We roofed our house (iii) to have plenty of leaves: Igi ìrókò náà bò; The ìrókò tree is dense with leaves (iv) smoother: Eruku bò mí ‘I was smothered in dust.

10. Bo: v. to worship: Ó bo òrìsà; He worshipped the deity.


D

1. Dán: v. to be smooth: Ó dán; It is smooth (ii) glitter: Òrùka náà ń dán ní ìka owó rè; The ring glittered on her finger (iii) sparkle: Dáyámóndì náà ń dán bí iná tí ó mólè náà se tàn sí i; The diamond sparkled in the bright light.

2. De: v.to hunt: Ó de ìgbé; He hunted for animals in the bush (ii) to incite: Mo de wón sí i; I incited them against him.

3. Dí: v. (i) to block: Ó dí ihò; He blocked the hole (ii) stuff up: Imú mi dí; My nose is stuffed up (iii) bar: Wón dí ònà tí ó lo sí ilé-ìwé náà; They barred the way to the school.

4. Di: v. for: Ó múra sílè di ojó náà; He made himself ready for the day (ii) to be deaf: Etí rè di; He is deaf (iii) run: Omi náà ti di gbígbe; The river has run dry (iv) bandage: Dótítà di owó tí Olú fi pa; The doctor bandaged Olú’s cut hand.

5. Dín: v. (i) to fry: Ó dín eran; he fried meat (ii) to reduce: Ó dín owó ojà; He reduced the price of the good (iii) discount: A ó dín o ní náírà méwàá; We shall give you a discount of ten naira. (iv) decline: Iye omo ilé-ìwé tí ó wà níbí ti dín; There had been a decline in the number of students here.

6. Dó: v. (i) to settle: Ó dó sí Ìbàdàn; He settled at Ìbàdàn (ii) a vulgar language for to have sexual intercourse with: Ó dó o; He had sexual intercourse with her.

7. Dú: v. to slaughter: Ó dú u; He slaughtered it (ii) to darken/to blacken: Ó re é dú; he dyed it to a dark colour.

8. Du: v. to run: Ó du lo; He rushed away.

9. dù: v. (i) to compete for/to scramble for: Wón du ipò náà; They compete for the post (ii) to deny: Ó fi ipò mi dù mí; He denied me of my post (iii) vie: Wón ń du èbùn ipò kìíní; They were vying for first prize.

10. Dún: v. (i) to give forth a sound: Ó dún bí ìbon; It sounds like a gun; Ìbon náà dún; The report of the gun was audible (ii) squeak: Ilèkùn náà dún nígbà tí mo sí i; The door squeaked when I opened it. (iii) ring: Fóònù ń dún; The telephone is ringing.

F

1. Fá: v. to shave: Ó fá irun rè; He shaved his hair, Ó fá obè dànù; He scrapped out the remaining of the soup and threw it away.

2. Fè: v. (i) to expand/to enlarge: Ó ń fè; It is expanding, Ó fe ihò náà; he enlarged the hole (ii) to be extensive: Ó fè; It is extensive (iii) to sit relaxedly: Ó fè; He sat relaxedly (iv) broad: Èjìká rè fè; He has a broad shoulder (v) deep: Ohùn rè fè; He has a deep voice.

3. Fi: v. (i) to whirl something round: Mo fi apa mi; I swung my arm round and round (ii) to dangle: Ó ń fi dorodoro; he is dangling and oscillation to and fro (iii) to be too much: Náírà kan fi í lówó láti ná fún mi; Even a naira is irksome to him to spend for me (iv) wave: Ó fi agboòrùn rè; He waved his umbrella.

4. Fín: v. (i) Ó fi Sheltox fin yàrá ná; He sprays the room with Sheltox (ii) to blow: Ó fin iná; He blew the fire to make it burn up (iii) to be acceptable. Ebo á fin; The sacrifice would be accepted by the deities, e.g. good-luck (iv) to cut patterns on something: Ó fín igbá; He carved patterns on the calabash.

5. Fó: v. (i) to be clear: Ilè ti fó; The ground is clear (ii) to float: Ó fó lórí omi; It floated on the river.

6. Fun: v.(i) to blow: Ó fun fèrè; He blows the whistle (ii) to play: Wón fun fèrè; They played a wood wind.


G

1. Gá: v. to be tired: Ó gá mi (slang); I am tired/I give up.

2. Gàn: v. to despise: Ó gàn án; He despised him (ii) sneer: Ó gàn mí; He sneered at me.

3. Gè: v. (i) to cut: Ó ge irun; He cut his hair (ii) to pet: Ó gè mí; He petted me (iii) to put something on in a jaunty way: Ó ge gèlè’ She puts on her head-kerchief in a jaunty way.

4. Gó: v. to be tired (slang): Ó gó mi; I am tired.

5. Go: v.to lurk in hiding: Ó go; he lurked in hiding