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1
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Iyen na da

A

That’s right

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Da
Dara

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Good

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Iyen

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That

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Sise/ishe

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Work

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O ti beere ishe?

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Have you started work?

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Ma binu

A

I’m sorry

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Binu

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Vex/angry

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Beere

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Start/started

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Beeni

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Yes

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Rara

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No/never

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11
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Mo ti bere

A

I’ve started

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12
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Se o ti ni?

A

Do you have?
Do you have it?

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13
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Ma fun ni ti

A

I give/gave

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14
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Ti ni

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I have

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15
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Ki ni

A

Why?
What?

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16
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Ti o fe

A

That you want

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17
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Kini idi to o fe ko?

A

Why do you want to learn?

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18
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Mo fe mo

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I want to learn/know

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19
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O to

A

It’s enough

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20
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Ese

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Thanks

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21
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Ese o

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Thank you

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22
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Ko sii

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No more

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23
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Ko sii wahala

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No wahala

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24
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So wa?

A

You good?

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25
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Mo lo si

A

I went to
I’m going to

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Mo lo si sise

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I’m going to work
I went to work

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27
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Mo dara

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I’m good

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28
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Aye tii suu mii gan

A

The world has burnt me
I’m tired of life

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29
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Bani

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Tired

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30
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So wa pa

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You good?

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31
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Pele

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Sorry

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32
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Saisan

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Sick

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Se o saisan

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Are you sick?

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34
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Mi o sise

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I will not work
I don’t want to work

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35
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Mi o ja lo sise

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I won’t go to work
I don’t want to go to work

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36
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Ara’n

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Body

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37
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Ati

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And

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38
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Ori’n fo mii

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My head is turning me

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Ori’n

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Head

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40
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Sukun

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Cry/cried

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41
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Bi

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Like

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42
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Omi

A

Water

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43
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Laale

A

Tonight

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44
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Laale ana

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That night

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45
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Mo sukun bii ida-omi laale ana

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I cried like water last night

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46
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Ori mi kun

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My head is full

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47
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Ara’n

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Body

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48
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Ara’n ro mi

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My body is paining me

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49
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Ibanuje

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Sad

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50
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Nii

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That’s it
Abi

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51
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Nitori

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Because

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52
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Nitori baba re

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Because of daddy

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53
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Nitori baba o

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Because of your father

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54
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O dun

A

It’s sweet

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55
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Inu mi o dun

A

I’m not happy

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56
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Mi o mo

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I didn’t know
I don’t know

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57
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Mii ma’n toju ara mi mo,

A

I don’t take care of myself

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58
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Inu

A

I am not

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59
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Mi o dun

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I’m happy

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60
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Gbo gbo e

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Everything

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61
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Ma’n

A

Don’t

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62
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Toju

A

Take care

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63
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Mo tii dii

A

I have become

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64
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Mo tii dii orobo

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I have become orobo

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65
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Inu mi da

A

My heart is good

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66
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Mo wa

A

I’m good

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67
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Mii fe

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I don’t want

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68
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Mii fe sise

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I don’t want to work

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69
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Joko

A

Sit

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70
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Mo fe joko

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I want to sit down

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71
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Mo ko fe

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I just want to

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72
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Mo ko fe joko

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I just want to sit down

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73
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Sinu

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Inside

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74
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mo ko fe joko sinu bed mi

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I just want to sit in my bed

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75
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Mo fe

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I want to

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76
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Mii fe

A

I don’t want
I don’t want to

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77
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Se ikankan

A

Do something

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78
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Mo fe se ikankan

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I want to do something

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79
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Mii fe se ikankan

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I don’t want to do anything

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80
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Se o mo

A

Do you know
You know

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81
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Se o ro be?

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Do you think so?

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Also mo’n lo London ni weekend yen na

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I’m going to London that weekend

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83
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Bawo ni

A

How is it

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84
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Bawo se je

A

How is it

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85
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So lo club

A

I’m going to the club

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86
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Laale ana

A

Last night

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87
Q

Mo’n lo

A

I am going

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88
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Ko lo n lo

A

What’s happening
How’s it going

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89
Q

Ki lo de to n lo

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Why’ are you going

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90
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Bakan

A

Somehow

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91
Q

O kan irritate mii

A

It just irritates me

92
Q

So lor club ni ale Ana?

A

You went to the club last night?

93
Q

Fun mi

A

For me

94
Q

Ma binu

A

No vex

95
Q

Mo binu nitori pe

A

I’m vexed because of

96
Q

Mo ra

A

I bought it
I bought

97
Q

Lati

A

From

98
Q

Tobi

A

Big

99
Q

Lo si church

A

Go to church

100
Q

O wa lor se

A

I now went to

101
Q

O wa lor se church

A

I now went to church

102
Q

o wa lor se order to tobi lati website mii

A

I now went to order plenty from the website

103
Q

Ki lo de to n lo

A

Why did you go

104
Q

Tori mo feel bad

A

I just feel bad

105
Q

Nikan

A

Only

106
Q

Nkan

A

Something

107
Q

Ra nkan fun mi

A

Buy something for me

108
Q

Ibeji nikan nii mo ma’n raa nkan fun

A

I only buy things fro my twin

109
Q

Nkon

A

Thing
Something

110
Q

Beyen

A

Like that

111
Q

Mii ma’n

A

I don’t

112
Q

Kilode se ra

A

Why did you buy it

113
Q

Kosi

A

It can’t happen
It’s not available

114
Q

Kosi nkan nkan

A

There’s nothing

115
Q

Mo ko fe

A

I want to

116
Q

Kilo fe so

A

What do you want to say

117
Q

Ki lo fe

A

What do you want

118
Q

Mo ti wa

A

I have come

119
Q

Mi o fe

A

I don’t want

120
Q

Mi o fe se

A

I don’t want to do it

121
Q

Mi o fe

A

I don’t want

122
Q

Mi o de anybody

A

I didn’t tie anybody

123
Q

Mi o mo

A

I don’t know

124
Q

Mo ti wa savage

A

I am a savage

125
Q

So fun mi

A

Tell me

126
Q

Pari

A

Finish

127
Q

O ti pari

A

It’s finished/over

128
Q

A wa ni abuja

A

We are in abuja

129
Q

o lor Bi’se?

A

You didn’t go to work?

130
Q

Abuja ko lewu

A

Abuja is not safe

131
Q

Pa

A

Kill

132
Q

Ku

A

Dead

133
Q

I ti ku

A

He’s dead

134
Q

Club wa nini hotel sha

A

There’s a club in the hotel

135
Q

Wi kpe

A

He said

136
Q

Nkan rere ni

A

It’s a good thing

137
Q

Nkan rere ni Obinna se o

A

Obinna did a good thing

138
Q

Sa ma shé faaji

A

Be enjoying

139
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Awon ore mi ati Mahmud so fun me wi kpe abuja o mo wan laara mo

A

My friend and Mahmud said that Abuja ain’t it atm

Or they’re not used to abuja again.

140
Q

So gbo

A

Have you heard?
Listen

141
Q

Mo ti ra

A

I’ve bought it

142
Q

Mo ti se

A

I’ve done it

143
Q

Ose

A

Week

144
Q

Ose yi

A

This week

145
Q

Ose to n bo

A

Next week

146
Q

Ose to Koja

A

Last week

147
Q

Mo n bo

A

I’m coming

148
Q

Mimo

A

Holy Spirit

149
Q

O ma wa lo

A

He is always around/with me

150
Q

O ma wa

A

He is coming

151
Q

O ma bo

A

He is coming
He is welcome

152
Q

Kuro l’ona

A

Leave the road

153
Q

Fun won

A

Give them

154
Q

Nkan t’ofe

A

What they want

155
Q

Kuro

A

Leave

156
Q

Wahala ti poju

A

Your wahala is much

157
Q

Se o ma je ice cream cake?

A

Do you eat ice cream cake?

158
Q

Ibeere mi po

A

I have many questions

159
Q

Lati

A

From

160
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Pada

A

Back

161
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Ile

A

House

162
Q

Anywhere I go mo n’lati pada si
ile mi

A

Anywhere I go, I have to go back to my house

163
Q

Cause mama mi won wa ni ile
mi

A

Cause my mum is at home

164
Q

Won wa ni

A

They are there

165
Q

Won wa

A

They are

166
Q

Kini e

A

What is it

167
Q

Mi o le

A

I can’t

168
Q

O pa ri

A

He killed it

169
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N’ile

A

At home

170
Q

Mo fe jeun

A

I want to eat

171
Q

Se o ti jeun

A

Have you eaten

172
Q

Se ounje wa

A

Is there food

173
Q

Se ofe jeun?

A

Do you want to eat

174
Q

Mo ti jeun

A

I have eaten

175
Q

Mi o ti jeun

A

I haven’t eaten

176
Q

Mi o fe jeun

A

I don’t want to eat

177
Q

Mi o feran

A

I don’t like

178
Q

Mo feran

A

I like

179
Q

Won ma’n sorokuso

A

They want to say rubbish

180
Q

E gbin kpa mi

A

Hunger is killing me

181
Q

Ki la ma je

A

What should we eat

182
Q

Omi

A

Water

183
Q

O ma se normal

A

You no do normal
You go do normal

184
Q

Mo fe wa Lori bed

A

I want to be in bed

185
Q

Mo fe sun

A

I want to sleep

186
Q

O fe lo ile

A

You want to go home

187
Q

Iro

A

False
Lie

188
Q

Jeko lo si club

A

Let’s go to club

189
Q

O mu coke

A

You will drink coke

190
Q

Ko

A

You don’t

191
Q

Ko wa fe

A

You don’t want

192
Q

Bami

A

Follow me

193
Q

Lole

A

Go home

194
Q

Ko wa fe bami lole

A

You don’t want to follow me home

195
Q

Kuro l’ona fun won

A

Leave the road give them
Or
Leave the road for them

196
Q

Mo wa owo

A

I’m looking for money

197
Q

Pada wale

A

Come back home

198
Q

Fa

A

Used when something is taking too long

199
Q

Mo wa e lo si’le

A

I was looking for you at home

200
Q

Ki lon wa

A

What are you looking for

201
Q

Itori idi wo lo fen lo

A

Why are you going

202
Q

Nitori idi wo lo fen lo

A

Why are you going
Or because of what do you want to go

203
Q

Ba de

A

If it comes

204
Q

To’ogun ba de

A

If war comes

205
Q

Kilode ti o fe fi lo

A

Why don’t you want to go

206
Q

Kilode to fe fi lo

A

Why do you want to go

207
Q

Gbe

A

Carry

208
Q

Sa

A

Run

209
Q

Tori Ife yi ti dami lori ru

A

Because this love has scattered my head

210
Q

Sarewa

A

Run and come
Or come fast

211
Q

Gba

A

Collect
Take

212
Q

Sarewa gba

A

Come and collect fast

213
Q

Bobo yi

A

This boy

214
Q

Ife yi

A

This love

215
Q

Ale ola

A

Tomorrow night

216
Q

Ta lo wa’n ile

A

Who’s looking for house

217
Q

Bawo ni

A

Where are you

218
Q

So ti gbo

A

Have you heard

219
Q

Mo ti gbo

A

I have heard

220
Q

Wa ti ma gbo

A

they will hear of me

221
Q

Sho Ma

A

Will you

222
Q

Sho ma wa

A

Will you come

223
Q

E ma bo

A

Be coming

224
Q

O ma wa

A

Will you come

225
Q

Nigbawo

A

When

226
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Mo wa ni church

A

I’m at church

227
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Mo lo church

A

I went to church

Yoruba Words (2 decks)

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