YORÙBÁ MONOSYLLABIC VERBS Flashcards
The Yorùbá Verbs
1. Yorùbá verbs begin with consonants.
The consonants are: b, d, f, g, gb, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, ṣ, t, w, y.
- Yorùbá verbs end with vowels either oral vowels or nasal vowels.
* Oral vowels: a, e, ẹ, i, o, ọ, u.
* Nasal vowels: an, ẹn, in, ọn, un. - Yorùbá Monosyllabic verbs
These are verbs made up of a single syllable. They are feature of the three tones in Yorùbá
* Dò (Low tone)
* Re (Mid-tone)
* Mí (High tone) - The tones of Yorùbá monosyllabic verbs determine their meanings. For example:
Bà - To perch
Ba - To bow, to crouch
Bá - to meet - Yorùbá monosyllabic verbs with a low tone often change to a mid-tone in sentences when they appear before an object.
Example: Rà (to buy)
Mo rà aṣọ - I bought a fabric.
In this case, “Rà” changes from low tone to mid-tone in the sentence.
List of the monosyllabic verbs from letter B, D, F, G, GB, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, W, Y with the vowels - A, E, Ẹ, I, O, Ọ, U/AN, ẸN, IN, ỌN, UN
Those in question marks does not exist in meanings in Yorùbá monosyllabic verbs. Also, not all of them have meanings with the Yorùbá vowels, examples of them are:
Be, Ban, bẹn, bin, bọn
Dọ, Dẹn, Dọn
Bà - Ọkọ̀ òfuurufú ti bà
Ba - Mo ba iru mi
Bá - Mo ma ba yín ní ilé
Perch, land, descend - The airplane has landed (Bà)
Weave - I weaved my hair (Ba)
Meet - I will meet you at home (Bá)
Bẹ̀ - Mo tì bẹ̀ wọ́n
Bẹ - Mo ti bẹ iṣu
Epo ń bẹ
Bẹ́ - Ọmọ wọ́n bẹ́ sómi.
Adé ń bẹ́
Ọ̀pà omi ti bé
Aṣọ mi bẹ́ (cloth)
Plead - I have pleaded with her. (bẹ̀)
Peel - I have peeled the yam
Available - Palm-oil is available (bẹ)
Jump - Her child jumped into the water.
Forward - Ade is forward.
Burst - The water pipe burst open
Rip - My cloth ripped (bẹ́)
Bì - Ó bì ní àárọ̀ yìí
Wúrà ẹ́ ń bì mọ̀nàmọ̀nà
Bi - Ó bi mí
Bí - Wọ́n bí ọmọ wọn ní alé àná
Vomit - He vomited this morning.
His gold is dazzlingly bright/His gold is shining brightly (bì)
Ask - He asked me. (bi)
Born/give birth - She gave birth to her child last night. (bí)
Bọ̀ - Mo ń bọ ẹran
Bo - Wọ́n ń bọ òrìṣà
Bó - Mo fẹ́ bọ́ bàtá mi.
Ó ń bọ́ ajá ẹ
Boil - I am boiling the meat. (bọ̀)
Venerate, worship - They are worshipping the gods. (bọ)
Take off, Feed - I want to take off my shoes (bọ́)
Bọ̀ - Bá mi bo oúnjẹ mi.
Bọ ??
Bọ́ - Mò ń bó ẹ̀wà
Cover - Help me cover my food. (Bò)
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Peel - I am peeling the beans (bó)
Bù - Mo fẹ́ bu ọbẹ̀
Bu - Bàtà mí bu
Bú - Ó fẹ́ bú mi
Scoop - I want to scoop the scoop (bù)
Dusty - My shoes are dusty (bu)
Insult - He wants to insult me (bú)
Bùn - Ó bùn mí ní owó
Ó bùn mí ní ẹ̀bùn.
Bun ??
Bún ??
Present, give - He gave me money.
She presented me with a gift (Bùn)
Dà - Ó dà mí
Da - Máà da omi mi sí inú garawa
Dá - Ìlú ti dá
Gbogbo ẹ dá
Betray - She betrayed me.
Pour - Do not pour my water into the bucket
Desert - The town is deserted
Quiet - Everywhere is quiet
Dè - Wọ́n de ọmọ náà mọ́ igi
De - ??
Dé - Ó dé fìlà dúdú
Mo ti dé Nigeria
Tie - He tied the child to a tree
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Wear - He wore a black cap
Arrive - I have arrived Nigeria
Dẹ̀ - Okùn yìí dẹ̀
Dẹ - Mò ń dẹ wọ́n
Dẹ́ ??
Loose - The rope is loose
watch, monitor, surveil
I am watching them
Dì - Mo fẹ́ di irun mi
Omi ti di
Di - Ẹtí ẹ ti di
Dí - Ọ̀nà ti dí
Weave - I want to weave my hair
Freeze - The water is frozen
Deaf - He is deaf
Block - The road is blocked
Dò ??
Do ??
Dó - Wọ́n ti dó sí ìlú mìí
Wọ́n ń dó ara wọn
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Settle - They settled in another town
Have sex - They had sex
Dù - Wọ́n du ẹ̀mí ẹ
Du ??
Dú ??
Try - They tried to save his life
Dàn
Dan ??
Dán - Ara mi ń dán
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Glow, shine - My body glows
