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Yoruba — Proficiency Vocabulary

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# Word Type IPA Definition
1 - Noun
2 :ẹ́ Noun
3 :Ɛ́ Noun
4 :ọ́ Noun
5 :Ɔ̂ Noun
6 #Sọ̀rọ̀SókèWèrè Noun
7 A Noun /a/
8 a kì í fi ẹ̀tẹ̀ sílẹ̀ pa làpálàpá Noun
9 a kì í nìkan jayé Noun
10 a kú ùmúa ọdọ́n Noun
11 a kú ùpaí ọ̀sẹ̀ Noun
12 a kú ùpalẹ̀mọ́ ọdọ́n Noun
13 a ò kí ń dúpẹ́ ara ẹni Noun, Interjection /ā ò kí ŋ́ dú.k͡pɛ́ ā.ɾá ɛ̄.nĩ̄/ you're welcome, don't mention it.
14 a/languages M to Z Noun, Pronoun /a/
15 aa Noun /àá/ contraction of òun + á, literally “He'll, she'll, it'll”.
16 aaro ki i gbona kalẹ Phrase there is no difficulty that doesn't come to an end; tough times won't last forever.
17 abẹ́ya-kan-náà-lòpọ̀ Noun /ā.bɛ́.jà.kã̄.nã́ã̀.lò.k͡pɔ̀/ gay person (for male and female people).
18 abi Conjunction /à.bí/
19 abo Noun /à.bó/ canopy, normally used to conceal the coming of a king.
20 ada Noun /à.dá/ the tree Lophira lanceolata, commonly used in traditional herbal medicine.
21 adágundúródàgbàlagbà Noun
22 adárúgúdùsílẹ̀ Noun
23 adé Noun /ā.dé/ A common prefix in Yoruba given names and surnames for those born in royalty.
24 adì Noun A Tibeto-Burman language spoken in India and Tibet.
25 adìyẹPREDICATE Noun
26 adìyẹPREDICATEẸ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútaadìẹPREDICATE Noun
27 adìyẹPREDICATEẸ̀gbádòÌjàkáedìyẹPREDICATEÈkóÈkóadìẹPREDICATE Noun
28 adìyẹPREDICATEÌbàdànÌbàdànadìẹPREDICATE Noun
29 adìyẹPREDICATEÌlọrinÌlọrinadìẹPREDICATE Noun
30 adìyẹPREDICATEỌ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́adìẹPREDICATE Noun
31 adùn ni ń gbẹ̀yìn ewúro Noun
32 afẹ́fẹ́-àmísínú Noun
33 afipámúnijagun Noun
34 afò Noun Initialism of authorised firearms officer.
35 aga Noun /ā.ɡà/ the tree Musanga cecropioides; also known as the African corkwood tree.
36 agbanilagbatan Noun /ā.ɡ͡bā.nĩ̄.lá.ɡ͡bà.tã́/ total deliverer (an epithet of God).
37 agbẹdọ Interjection /à.ɡ͡bɛ̄.dɔ̀/ never!, it cannot be!.
38 agbọ̀n la ó fi kó ọmọ òwè níbẹ̀ Noun
39 age Noun /à.ɡé/
40 agídí ọmọ ọlọ ò tó tìyá ẹ̀ Noun
41 ago Noun, Interjection /à.ɡò/ tent, shed, encampment.
42 aha Noun /ā.há/ drinking calabash; a small cup carved out of a calabash used to drink palm wine and feed babies.
43 ahó Noun Initialism of approved hunting organisation, an organisation of which membership is one of several possible prerequisite…
44 ai- Phrase negative nominalizing prefix; non- (added to verbs).
45 aio Noun /ā.īō/ chameleon.
46 aisi-nle ẹkun, aja n gbo Phrase [in] the leopard's absence from home, the dog barks.
47 ajá Noun /ā.d͡ʒá/ ceiling, platform.
48 aja ki i roro ko ṣọ ojule meji Phrase a dog is never so fierce that it can guard two doorways.
49 ajé Noun /ā.d͡ʒé/ The orisha of wealth, economic enterprise, business, economic success in the Yoruba religion, believed to be a daughter…
50 ajẹmọ́-iṣan-ìmọ̀lára Noun
51 ajẹmọ́-kàyééfì-akọni Noun
52 ajo Noun /à.d͡ʒó/ organization, meeting, assembly, the act of doing something together as a group.
53 ajo ki i dun konile ma rele Phrase a journey cannot be so good that the homeowner does not return home.
54 aka Noun /ā.ká/ The plant Cynometra mannii in the genus Cynometra.
55 akẹ Noun /à.kɛ̀/ seagull, specifically the Grey-headed gull.
56 akiika Interjection /à.kíì.kà/ certainly, definitely, undoubtedly, used to signal concordance.
57 akọ Noun /à.kɔ̀/ a tough or difficult situation, behavior.
58 alábojútó-igbó Noun
59 alábojútó-ìtàgé Noun
60 aláìmọ̀ọ́kọ-mọ̀ọ́kà Noun
61 alápàáǹdẹ̀dẹ̀-pupa Noun /ā.lá.k͡pàá.ŋ̀.dɛ̀.dɛ̀.k͡pū.k͡pā/ Red-breasted swallow.
62 alárìíyànjiyàn Noun
63 ale Noun /à.lè/ one's deathbed, the end of one's life.
64 alọ Noun, Interjection /à.lɔ́/ folktale, fable.
65 ami Noun, Interjection /à.mĩ̀/ sign, mark, symbol.
66 amọ Conjunction /à.mɔ̃́/
67 an Pronoun /ã̄/ him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /…
68 aní Noun Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.
69 ao Noun /ā.ó/ A Yoruba dialect spoken by some members of the Àkókó subethnic group, consisting of several subdialects including Amùsìg…
70 aọn Noun /à.ɔ̃̀/ Ondo form of àrùn (“disease”).
71 apa Noun /à.k͡pà/ wastefulness, prodigality, a wasteful person, prodigal.
72 apo Noun /ā.k͡pó/ The tree Cola acuminata, the kola nut comes from this plant.
73 ara Noun, Interjection /ā.ɾā/ relative, family, relations, member.
74 are Noun /à.ɾē/ miserableness; the state of being miserable and aimless.
75 arọ Noun /ā.ɾō/ a high-ranking traditional (Ìwàrẹ̀fà) chieftaincy title of many Yoruba towns. The holder of this position usually fulfil…
76 arú Noun
77 arundinlaaadọta Adjective /à.ɾṹ.dĩ́.láàá.dɔ́.tā/ forty-five.
78 aṣa Noun /à.ʃá/ A general name for the hawk or kite, but (in particular) the Black-winged kite.
79 aṣẹ Noun, Interjection /à.sè/ order, command, authorization, warranty.
80 asi Noun Initialism of automatic semicolon insertion.
81 aṣọ Noun /ā.ʃɔ̄/ any cloth, fabric, textile.
82 ata Noun Equivalent to 'pepper': A surname originating as an occupation for a seller of pepper.
83 atannigbọnnini Noun /ā.tã̄.nĩ̄.ɡ͡bɔ̃́.nĩ̄.nĩ̄/ Northern red bishop.
84 ati Noun, Conjunction /à.tī/ intent; intention; purpose.
85 atọ Noun /à.tɔ̀/ a small gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) with a long thin neck used as a musical instrument or used to store medicine.
86 awa Pronoun /à.wā/ we (emphatic first-person plural personal pronoun).
87 awe Noun /à.wé/ an unknown person.
88 awò Noun /ā.wō/ a respected or elder member of a guild or society of artists.
89 aye Noun /ā.jé/ The personification of Earth as a female primordial divinity, an orisha and imọlẹ̀.
90 ayo Noun /ā.jò/ The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant…
91 ayu Noun /ā.jù/ Equivalent to 'garlic': A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
92 aza Noun /ā.zá/ A nitrogen atom substituted for a carbon atom within a ring.
93 b Noun /b/
94 ba Verb /bà/ to plant seeds in prepared pots for future transplanting into a farm (when it becomes an established seedling).
95 bàá Noun The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.
96 barika Interjection /bá.ɾí.kà/ blessings!, bless you!, used after someone sneezes.
97 bẹ Noun, Verb /bɛ̀/ The symbol for beryllium.
98 bẹẹ Adverb, Conjunction /bɛ́ɛ̀/ like that.
99 bé蒀 Noun
100 bi Noun, Verb, Adverb, Conjunction /bí/ The name of the Latin script letter B/b.
101 bí agbada ò bá gbóná, àgbàdo ò lè ta Noun, Phrase you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
102 bi ewe ba pẹ lara ọṣẹ, a dọṣẹ Phrase if a leaf stays wrapped around soap for long enough, it will become part of the soap.
103 bi ina ba jo loko, majala a fo wa sile Phrase when a fire burns in the field the soot flies home.
104 bi ina ba jo loko, majala a ṣofofo Phrase when a fire burns in the field its soot will gossip.
105 bí olókó ńlá bá dóni, gbíngbin làá gbin Noun
106 bia Noun /bí.à/ Equivalent to 'beer': An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some o…
107 Noun, Verb /bɔ̀/ An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
108 bọn Verb /bɔ̃̄/ to be worn out.
109 Noun Abbreviation of bushel, a unit of weight or dry measure.
110 bun Verb /bũ̀/ to be gifted, endowed, or blessed with something.
111 d Noun /d/
112 Noun, Verb, Adverb /dá/ to be acceptable (especially pertaining to a religious sacrifice), to be acceptable to the orisha.
113 dan Verb /dã̄/ to counteract or neutralize someone's charm or spell.
114 de Verb, Preposition, Conjunction /dè/ to be stupid or foolish; (literally) to have a soft head (indicating that one has no brain).
115 dẹ̀dẹ̀rẹ́kún烍Ìjẹ̀ṣàIléṣàgbẹ̀gbẹ̀rẹ̀烍 Noun
116 dẹn Verb /dɛ̃́/ to fry in oil.
117 Noun, Verb /dí/ The name of the Latin script letter D/d.
118 di ẹndi lopin sinima Phrase "the end" marks the end of a film show.
119 díá Noun A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
120 diẹ Noun, Adjective /dí.ɛ̀/ a little bit, few.
121 din Verb /dĩ́/ to become reduced in number.
122 Noun, Verb /dò/ The syllable used to represent the low-tone and its diacritic (`).
123 du Verb /dù/ to scramble for, to compete.
124 dudu bi koro iṣin Noun, Verb /dú.dú bí kó.ɾó ī.ʃĩ̄/ to be black like an ackee seed.
125 dun Verb /dũ̀/ to hurt, to be painful (physically).
126 dụ̀n礀Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́yụ̀n礀 Noun
127 duo Verb /dú.ó/ Ondo form of dúró (“to wait”).
128 dzàntá厹Atakpamɛkìnìwú厹 Noun
129 dzàntá厹Est-Monokìnìwú厹 Noun
130 dzàntá厹Tchettikìnìwú厹 Noun
131 Noun, Pronoun, Article /e/
132 ẹ kú ùmọ́ra Ọdọ́n Ùjeíjẹ Noun
133 ẹba Noun /ɛ̀.bà/ a swallow made with cassava flour (gàrí).
134 ẹbafin Interjection /ɛ̄.bá.fĩ́/ a greeting for a king, high-ranking chief, priest or person; (in particular) when such a person is involved in tradition…
135 ẹbí Noun /ɛ̄.bí/ the act of childbirth, the act of giving birth.
136 ebi n pa mi Phrase /ē.bī ŋ́ k͡pā mĩ́/ Equivalent to 'I'm hungry': I have a strong appetite to eat.
137 ẹ̀bìtì-káwọ́-sẹ́yìn-ṣoro Noun
138 ẹbọ Noun /ɛ̄.bɔ̄/ ritual sacrifice or offering to a deity or divinity.
139 ẹbu Noun /ɛ̄.bū/ palm oil producing square, an arena demarcated for the production of palm oil and its waste products.
140 ẹda Noun /ɛ̄.dá/ a small species of bush rat; (in particular) Natal multimammate mouse.
141 ede Noun /è.dè/ shrimp, prawn, small lobster.
142 ẹdìyẹPREDICATEBɛ̀nɛ̀adìɛPREDICATE Noun
143 ẹdìyẹPREDICATEÌkòròdúẹdùwẹPREDICATE Noun
144 ẹdìyẹPREDICATERẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́ẹdùwẹPREDICATE Noun
145 ẹdìyẹPREDICATEṢágámùẹdùwẹPREDICATE Noun
146 edo Noun /è.dó/ an elephantfoot passionflower of species Adenia cissampeloides.
147 ẹdùn暫Bɛ̀nɛ̀àáké暫 Noun
148 ẹdùn暫ÌbàdànÌbàdànàáké暫 Noun
149 ẹdùn暫Ìkirèàáké暫 Noun
150 ẹdùn暫ÌlọrinÌlọrinàáké暫 Noun
151 ẹdùn暫Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́àáké暫 Noun
152 ẹdùn暫Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́àáké暫 Noun
153 èe Noun
154 ẹẹ- Phrase /ɛ̀ɛ̀/ adverbial prefix that denotes the number of times of an action or event.
155 ẹ̀ẹ́fínPALMASBɛ̀nɛ̀èéfínPALMAS Noun
156 ẹ̀ẹ́fín灧Bɛ̀nɛ̀èéfín灧 Noun
157 ẹẹọ Noun, Interjection /ɛ̀ɛ̀.ɔ̀/ Initialism of equal employment opportunity.
158 ẹẹ́rìndínlógún Noun
159 eéwoBELLY DANCEÌdàácàBeninIgbó ÌdàácàeríwoBELLY DANCE Noun
160 ẹ̀ẹ̀yọ̀PALMASÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́èéfíPALMAS Noun
161 ẹ̀ẹ̀yọ̀灧Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́èéfí灧 Noun
162 ẹfa Adjective /ɛ̀fà/
163 efinrin-ajágbó Noun
164 efinrin-fòròmabà Noun
165 efinrin-gogoro Noun
166 efinrin-wẹ́wẹ́ Noun
167 ẹfọ Noun /ɛ̀.fɔ́/ leaf vegetable.
168 ẹga Noun /ɛ̀.ɡà/ Village weaver.
169 ẹgbẹ̀rìndínlógún Noun
170 ege Noun /è.ɡé/ Equivalent to 'cassava': Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
171 ẹgọ Noun interested in oneself only. egosentries, selfgerig أناني، ذاتي المَرْكِز егоцентричен egocêntrico egocentrický egozentri…
172 èí Noun Initialism of employment insurance.
173 ẹja Noun /ɛ̄.d͡ʒá/ Mallotus oppositifolius.
174 ẹjẹ Noun, Adjective /è.d͡ʒē/ Equivalent to 'blood': A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and…
175 ẹ̀jẹ̀燢Ìkòròdúẹpọ́n燢 Noun
176 ẹ̀jẹ̀燢Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́ẹpọ́n燢 Noun
177 ẹ̀jẹ̀燢Ṣágámùẹpọ́n燢 Noun
178 eji Noun, Adjective /è.d͡ʒí/ Equivalent to 'diastema': A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
179 ejidinlaaadọta Adjective /è.d͡ʒì.dĩ́.láꜜá.dɔ́.tā/ forty-eight.
180 ẹjọ Noun, Adjective /ē.d͡ʒò/ bacon, meat that has been cooked to almost burnt.
181 ẹka Noun /ɛ̄.kà/ recitation, (in particular) reciting a dirge.
182 ẹ̀kẹrìndínlógún Noun
183 eku Noun /ē.kū/ The sacred regalia or costume worn by Egúngún.
184 elu Noun /ē.lú/ An indigo plant, specifically Indigofera arrecta, used to make indigo-dye.
185 emi Pronoun /è.mĩ̄/ I (emphatic first-person singular personal pronoun).
186 ẹmu Noun /ɛ̄.mũ̄/ Equivalent to 'palm wine': Any alcoholic drink produced from the sap of palm trees; toddy.
187 emurẹn Article /è.mṹ.ɾɛ̃̀/ other, another.
188 ẹn Interjection /ɛ̃̀/ Used to answer to one's name.
189 ẹna Noun /ɛ̄.nã̀/ Yoruba language game or wordplay.
190 eni Noun, Adjective, Pronoun, Article /ē.nĩ́/ straw mat; usually used for sleeping.
191 ẹni a bí ire kì í rin òru Noun
192 ẹni a fẹ́ la mọ̀ Noun
193 ẹni tí ò gbọ́n lààwẹ̀ ń gbò Noun
194 ẹni tí ò lówó á léèyàn Noun
195 ẹni tí ọkàn mi yàn Noun /ɛ̄.nĩ̄ tí ɔ̄.kã̀ mĩ̄ jã̀/ lover, sweetheart.
196 ẹnu Noun /ɛ̄.nũ̄/ Equivalent to 'mouth': The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
197 Noun A Korean wooden percussion instrument in the shape of a tiger with a serrated back, played by running a bamboo whisk acr…
198 ẹọn Noun /ɛ̀.ɔ̃̀/
199 èpè la fi ń wo èpè sàn Noun, Phrase curses are used to cure curses; fighting fire with fire.
200 eré Noun /è.ɾè/ python, specifically the Ball python, regarded as a symbol of the rainbow spirit, Òṣùmàrè.
201 eré àṣerédárayá orí fídíò Noun
202 ẹ̀rẹ̀ẹ̀rìndínlógún Noun
203 ẹri Noun /ɛ̄.ɾī/ evidence, proof, testimony, confirmation, data.
204 ẹrindinlaaadọta Adjective /ɛ̀.ɾĩ̀.dĩ́.láàá.dɔ́.tā/ forty-six.
205 ẹrinlelaaadọta Adjective /ɛ̀.ɾĩ̀.lé.láàá.dɔ́.tā/ fifty-four.
206 ẹrú Noun /ɛ̀.ɾù/ haft, handle of a weapon or tool.
207 ese Noun /ē.sé/ verse, a small section or row of a written text, (in particular) the Bible or Odù Ifá.
208 ẹsẹ̀-bàbá-ń-Kánù Noun
209 esi Noun /ē.sì/ warthog, hog; (in particular) red river hog.
210 eso Noun
211 ẹtà Noun, Adjective /ɛ̀.tā/ a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá given to the third child in a set of triplet.
212 ẹtadinlaaadọta Adjective /ɛ̀.tà.dĩ́.láꜜá.dɔ́.tā/ forty-seven.
213 ete Noun /è.tè/ leaves plucked from the stem of a plant.
214 ẹtù Noun /è.tú/ Maxwell's duiker (Philantomba maxwellii).
215 eu Noun /ē.ú/
216 ẹun Noun /ɛ̄.ũ̄/
217 ẹwa Noun, Adjective /ɛ̀.wá/ The bean plant, usually referring to several members of the family Fabaceae and often specifically the cowpea plant.
218 ewe Noun /ē.wé/ The leaves of the plants Thaumatococcus daniellii and Megaphrynium macrostachyum, which are used in wrapping foods.
219 ewi Noun /ē.wì/ The Yoruba art of oral poetry and chanting for religious or entertainment purposes.
220 ewo Pronoun /è.wō/ which; what.
221 ewu Noun /ē.wú/ clothes, dress, garment.
222 eye Noun /è.jé/ a term of familiarity or respect for an older woman, or older female relative, or a priestess.
223 ẹyẹ-òdèré-kókò Noun
224 ẹyẹ-ọ̀pẹ́ẹ̀rẹ́ Noun /ɛ̄.jɛ̄.ɔ̀.k͡pɛ́ɛ̀.ɾɛ́/ common bulbul.
225 ẹyẹòbàlè-efinrin Noun
226 eyi Pronoun /è.jí/ Equivalent to 'this': A taxonomic genus within the family Coelopidae – certain kelp flies.
227 ɛ́ Noun /ɛ́/ The letter ⟨Ɛ⟩ with mid tone (not usually marked overtly).
228 ɛ̀kpɔ́n燢Tchaourouɛ̀jɛ̀燢ǸcàBaàtɛàmãrã燢 Noun
229 f Noun /f/
230 fa Verb /fà/ to be elastic, to be mucilaginous (as a soup or stew), to draw.
231 fẹ́ Noun, Verb /fɛ́/ American Library Association abbreviation for forty-eighth, a book size (7.5-10 cm in height); a book of that height.
232 fi Noun, Verb /fí/ The name of the Latin script letter F/f.
233 fi dúdú pe funfun Noun
234 fọ́ Noun, Verb /fò/ Abbreviation of folio, page and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20").
235 fọn Verb /fɔ̃̀/ to take a piece of something (usually in the context of red coal).
236 fọ̀rọ̀ wá lẹ́nu wò Noun, Verb /fɔ̀.ɾɔ̀ wá lɛ́.nũ̄ wò/ to interview.
237 fọrọ wa ọrọ wo lẹnu Verb /fɔ̀.ɾɔ̀ wá ɔ̀.ɾɔ̀ wò lɛ́.nũ̄/ to interview.
238 fọ̀rọ̀ wáni lẹ́nu wò Noun
239 fu Verb /fū/ to suspect, to have a second thought on a person, to be vigilant.
240 fun Noun, Verb, Preposition Rōmaji transcription of フン.
241 g Noun /ɡ/
242 ga Verb /ɡà/ to set up a collapsible device; to open out; to spread out.
243 gadagbagadagba Noun /ɡà.dà.ɡ͡bà.ɡā.dā.ɡ͡bā/ unusually bold or large.
244 gan Verb /ɡã̀/ to snatch something in the air, especially with one hand.
245 GB Noun /ɡ͡b/
246 gbá Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bà/ Initialism of God bless America.
247 gbe Noun, Verb, Adverb /ɡ͡bé/ Initialism of knight grand cross of the order of the British Empire (a British order of chivalry).
248 gbẹjọ́rò-gbẹjọ́rò Noun
249 gbekuru jẹ lọwọ ẹbọra Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bè.kū.ɾū d͡ʒɛ̄ lɔ́.wɔ́ ɛ̄.bɔ̄.ɾā/ to die; (in particular) to die suddenly or unexpectedly.
250 gbẹ́rungbẹ́run Noun
251 gbi Noun /ɡ͡bì/ The name of the Latin script letter Gb/gb.
252 gbo Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bó/ Equivalent to 'Bark': A small sailing vessel, e.g.
253 gbọ̀fungbọ̀fun Noun /ɡ͡bɔ̀.fũ̄.ɡ͡bɔ̀.fũ̄/ Any form of pneumonitis or respiratory illness, such as whooping cough, pertussis, bronchitis.
254 gbońgbodú烍Ìkòròdúògòlòmàṣú烍 Noun
255 gbońgbodú烍Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́ògòlòmàṣú烍 Noun
256 gbońgbodú烍Ṣágámùògòlòmàṣú烍 Noun
257 Noun, Verb /ɡé/ The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.
258 gho Verb /ɣò/ The traditional male costume in Bhutan, consisting of a knee-length robe tied at the waist by a cloth belt.
259 gi Noun /ɡí/ The name of the Latin script letter G/g.
260 gíláàsì罀Bɛ̀nɛ̀dígí罀 Noun
261 gin Verb /ɡĩ̄/ to trim the edges of something with a razor.
262 go Verb /ɡò/ to cover or put something in a coop; usually referring to birds.
263 golí-wò-mí-n-gbá-sí-ọ Noun
264 gòlòfunNEPHEWÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ọ̀fụnNEPHEW Noun
265 gọn Verb /ɡɔ̃̄/ to be tall.
266 gụ̀dụ̀gbáABLEPSY Noun
267 gun Noun, Verb /ɡũ̀/ A Gbe language spoken in parts of Benin and Nigeria.
268 gwẹ Verb /ɡʷɛ̀/
269 h Noun /h/
270 ha Verb, Interjection /hà/ what a pity; an interjection used to denote displeasure or disappointment.
271 hàà Noun
272 han Noun, Verb /hã̀/ Sorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.
273 han郓OǹdóOǹdókíbi郓Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀kẹ̀ẹ́郓UsẹnUsẹnkẹ̀ẹ́郓OlùkùmiUgbódùkíyore郓 Noun
274 he Verb /hē/ (transitive) Ikalẹ form of sè (“to cook”).
275 hẹ̀rìmọ̀-hẹ̀rìmọ̀ Noun
276 hi Noun, Preposition The name of the Latin script letter H/h.
277 ho Verb /hó/ to scratch or itch (a body) with the hand or finger.
278 Noun
279 hun Verb /hũ̀/
280 i Noun, Adverb, Pronoun /i/
281 i- Phrase abstract or instrument nominalizing prefix.
282 iba Noun, Verb /ī.bà/ praise, reverence, adoration; homage.
283 ibé臟Ìkòròdúubobé臟 Noun
284 ibé臟Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́ubobé臟 Noun
285 ibé臟Ṣágámùubobé臟 Noun
286 ibi sí郓Ìjẹ̀ṣàIléṣàkàrí郓Òkè IgbóÒkè Igbóka ibi郓 Noun
287 ibi-ìkóhun-ìṣẹ̀ǹbáyé-sí Noun /ī.bī ì.kó.hũ̄.ì.ʃɛ̀.ŋ̀.bá.jé.sí/
288 ibo Noun /ì.bò/ The name for several plants of the family Apocynaceae that are known for their sour taste. They include Landolphia dulci…
289 ibo ni郓Ìgbẹsàibu sí郓Ọ̀tàibu sí郓Agégeibu sí郓Ìlogbò Erémiibu sí郓Ẹ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútaubo sí郓ÈkóÈkóníbo郓 Noun
290 ibo ni郓OǹkóÒtùńbo ni郓Ìwéré Iléńbo郓Òkèhòníbo ni郓 Noun
291 ibu Noun, Adjective /ī.bú/ a fall; (especially) accidental; the act of accidentally falling.
292 idà Noun /ī.dà/ division, proportion, fraction.
293 idẹ Noun /ī.dɛ̄/ handcuffs.
294 idi Noun /ī.dì/ The name for a variety of similar plants, including Terminalia schimperiana, Terminalia macroptera, Microdesmis puberula…
295 ìe Noun Initialism of Indo-European.
296 ifa Noun /ì.fà/ the spirit associated with divination, wisdom, and the oracle.
297 ifohun-ọmọ-sinu-abo Noun /ì.fō.hũ̄ ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄ sí.nṹ ā.bō/ The introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating (making pregnant).
298 ifọrọwanilẹnuwo Noun /ì.fɔ̀.ɾɔ̀.wá.nĩ̄.lɛ́.nũ̄.wò/ interview, interrogation, cross-examination.
299 iga Noun /ì.ɡà/ a courtyard, particularly one of a palace or royal compound.
300 igi Noun /ī.ɡī/ Equivalent to 'tree': A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance f…
301 igi gogoro má gún mi lójú, òkèèrè la ti ń wò ó Noun
302 ija Noun /ì.d͡ʒà/ a primordial divinity (irúnmọlẹ̀) and orisha of war, hunting, and fighting. He is closely associated with Ògún and is re…
303 ijó Noun /ī.d͡ʒó/ the act of dancing; a dance.
304 ika Noun /ì.kā/ The eleventh of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the eleventh principal chapter, (Ìká méjì)…
305 ike Noun /ī.kē/ a tool, often plastic, used in pottery.
306 iki Noun /ī.kì/ potto (Perodicticus potto).
307 ikú Noun /ī.kú/ Death (the personified warrior spirit (Ajogun) of death).
308 ikú tó pa òwè ń pòwe fún ẹdun Noun
309 ile Noun /ī.lé/ goal (an area into which the players attempt to put an object).
310 ilé ọba tó jó, ẹwà ló bù sí Noun
311 imu Noun /ī.mṹ/ Equivalent to 'nose': nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell).
312 in Verb, Pronoun /ĩ̄/ him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /…
313 ina Noun /ī.nã́/ expenditure of money, the act of spending (money).
314 including speakers of the Akure sub-dialect Noun
315 inifẹẹ-obinrin-sobinrin Noun /ì.nĩ́.ꜜfɛ́.ō.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄.só.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄/ lesbianism, the state (of a woman) of being sexually attracted to other women.
316 inifẹẹ-ọkunrin-sọkunrin Noun /ì.nĩ́.fɛ̀ɛ́.ɔ̄.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄.sɔ́.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄/ homosexuality.
317 inu Noun /ī.nṹ/ Equivalent to 'stomach': stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion).
318 io Noun money, cowry.
319 ipá Noun Initialism of International Phonetic Alphabet.
320 ipọ́n燢Bɛ̀nɛ̀ɛ̀jɛ̀燢 Noun
321 ira Noun /ī.ɾá/ Several plants of the Euphorbiaceae or Phyllanthaceae families such as Bridelia Micrantha, traditionally used as a purga…
322 ịráyé暫Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìọ̀nị̀yọ̀n暫Ìjẹ̀ṣàIléṣàònìyàn暫Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàènìyàn暫 Noun
323 ire Noun /ī.ɾē/ Ire Ekiti (a Yoruba town in Ekiti, Nigeria); known for being closely associated to the deity of Ògún. Ògún is believed t…
324 iri Noun /ì.ɾì/ the act of seeing, sighting, or discovering.
325 irọn勵Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupairọn勵ÌlàjẹMahinirọn勵OǹdóOǹdóiọn勵Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀irọn勵 Noun
326 irọn勵Ìkòròdúurun勵 Noun
327 irọn勵Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́urun勵 Noun
328 irọn勵Ṣágámùurun勵 Noun
329 irɔn勵Ifɛ̀Akpáréirɔ̃勵 Noun
330 iru Noun /ī.ɾú/ loyalty, allegiance; especially to a higher authority.
331 isa Noun /ī.sà/ a medium-size waterpot, see àmù and orù, used to fetch water from streams.
332 iṣe eniyan niṣe ẹranko Phrase as animals behave, so do humans; one may learn much about humans by watching animals.
333 iṣẹ́-àṣetiléwá Noun
334 isí Noun Abbreviation of intersymbol interference.
335 iṣo Noun /ì.ʃó/ the act of putting down a load (that was previously carried).
336 isu Noun /ī.sū/ any of the various species of wild and cultivated yam in the family Dioscorea.
337 iṣu-nìkàn-kọ́niyán Noun /ī.ʃū.nĩ̀.kã̀.kɔ́.nĩ̄.jã́/ A nickname for cassava.
338 iti Noun /ì.tì/ tree trunk.
339 iwa Noun /ì.wà/ Equivalent to 'Skimmer': A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
340 iwe Noun, Pronoun /ì.wé/ a scientific or academic research document.
341 iwewee Pronoun /ì.wé.wèé/
342 iwi Noun A form of Yoruba oral poetry, consisting of chanting and invocation performed by worshippers of the Egúngún.
343 iwọ Noun, Pronoun /ì.wō/ Equivalent to 'you': Honorific alternative letter-case form of you, sometimes used when referring to God or another impo…
344 iwu Noun /ī.wú/ gray hair.
345 iyàrá圤Bɛ̀nɛ̀yàrá圤 Noun
346 iye Noun /ī.jē/ mother, a title of respect for an older woman.
347 iyì Noun Equivalent to 'dignity': The state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.
348 iyọ Noun /ī.jɔ̀/ subtraction, removal.
349 ịyọ́n簅Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ụyán簅 Noun
350 ịyọ́n簅Ìjẹ̀ṣàIléṣàụyán簅 Noun
351 j Noun /d͡ʒ/
352 ja Noun, Verb /d͡ʒà/ Abbreviation of Japan: a country in East Asia (NATO country code).
353 jaa Noun /d͡ʒáà/ the tree Ehretia cymosa, commonly used in traditional medicine.
354 jan Noun /d͡ʒã̀/ to bang something with another.
355 jẹ Noun, Verb /d͡ʒɛ́/ Initialism of Jōmon Era.
356 jẹ agbọnrin eṣi lọbẹ Verb /d͡ʒɛ̄ à.ɡ͡bɔ̃̀.ɾĩ́ è.ʃí lɔ́.bɛ̀/ to bring up an outdated or old subject in conversation.
357 jẹn Verb /d͡ʒɛ̃̀/ to be far.
358 ji Noun, Verb, Adverb /d͡ʒí/ The name of the Latin script letter J/j.
359 jin Verb /d͡ʒĩ̀/ to be far.
360 Noun, Verb /d͡ʒó/ Darling, sweetheart.
361 ju Verb /d͡ʒù/ to exceed, to surpass.
362 k Noun /k/
363 ka Verb /kà/ to confess (literally, "to recount previous misdeeds involuntarily or under duress").
364 ká rìn ká pọ̀, yíyẹ ní ń yẹni Noun, Phrase traveling in the company of others shows people in a good light.
365 ká rìn ká pọ̀, yíyẹ ní ń yẹni, bí tọ̀nà ọ̀run kọ́ Noun
366 kaa Noun /káà/ inner courtyard.
367 kaaarọ Interjection /káꜜá.ɾɔ̀/ good morning! (used before noon).
368 kaasan Interjection good afternoon! (used between noon and 4pm).
369 Kabiyesi Interjection /ká.bí.jè.sí/ Hail the king.
370 kan Verb, Adjective /kã̀/ to touch, to concern.
371 kànǹga聖Bɛ̀nɛ̀kànga聖 Noun
372 kànǹga聖ÌlọrinÌlọrinkànga聖 Noun
373 kari bi kuọ ti a Phrase /kà.ɾí bī kú.ɔ̄ tī ā/ where are you from?.
374 kàríbi郓Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́kàríbi郓 Noun
375 karịgbị Pronoun /kà.rɪ̀.ɡ͡bɪ̀/
376 kasan-an Interjection Rare standard spelling of káàsán.
377 kàtàkàrígí暫Atakpamɛɛɖɔ̃̀暫 Noun
378 kàtàkàrígí暫Est-Monoɛɖɔ̃̀暫 Noun
379 kàtàkàrígí暫Tchettiɛɖɔ̃̀暫 Noun
380 kawọboju-kokoro Noun /ká.wɔ́.bō.d͡ʒú.kò.kò.ɾò/ pupa (of an insect).
381 ke Verb, Adverb /ké/ to cry; to shout; to scream.
382 kẹ́lẹ́sìnmẹ̀sìn Noun
383 kẹ蒀 Noun
384 ki Noun, Verb, Adverb /kí/ The name of the Latin script letter K/k.
385 kí ìn蒀Northwest YorubaÀwórìÌgbẹsàkí蒀Ọ̀tàkí蒀Agégekí蒀Ìlogbò Erémikí蒀Ẹ̀gbádòÌjàkákéé蒀 Noun
386 kí ló ń ṣẹlẹ̀ Noun
387 kí ni orúkọ rẹ Noun
388 kii Noun /kíì/ Equivalent to 'key': A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
389 kinkinrinmiyin Noun /kĩ̀.kĩ̀.ɾĩ́.mĩ̄.jĩ́/ The plant Hibiscus surattensis.
390 kị̀nnị̀ụ́n厹Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ị̀kị̀nnị̀ún厹 Noun
391 kìnnìún厹Bɛ̀nɛ̀kìnìún厹 Noun
392 kìnnìún厹ÌbàdànÌbàdànkìnìún厹 Noun
393 kìnnìún厹Ìkirèkìnìún厹 Noun
394 kìnnìún厹ÌlọrinÌlọrinkìnìún厹 Noun
395 kìnnìún厹Ìwókìnìún厹 Noun
396 kìnnìún厹Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́kìnìún厹 Noun
397 kìnnìún厹Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́kìnìún厹 Noun
398 kíyà郓Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìibi sí郓 Noun
399 ko Verb, Adverb, Conjunction /kò/ a negation particle, used specifically with emphatic pronouns and nouns.
400 kò-là-kò-ṣagbe Noun /kò.là.kò.ʃā.ɡ͡bē/ Equivalent to 'middle class': A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class.
401 kògbóná-kòtutí Noun
402 koo Verb, Interjection /kóò/ to leave; to go away.
403 ku Verb /kú/ to remain.
404 kunrungbịngbịn Noun /kũ̀.ɾũ̀.ɡ͡bɪ̃́.ɡ͡bɪ̃́/ Equivalent to 'Whelk': Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods bel…
405 kuudaro Interjection /kúù.dá.ɾò/ a greeting for someone who is sharing in one's sorrow or bereavement.
406 kuujokoo Interjection /kúù.d͡ʒó.kòó/ a greeting to someone who is sitting.
407 kuukalẹ Interjection /kúù.kà.lɛ̀/ a greeting for someone sitting comfortably or relaxing.
408 kuukunra Interjection /kúù.kṹ.ɾā/ a greeting for one who is carrying a pregnancy.
409 kuurọju Interjection /kúù.ɾɔ́.d͡ʒú/ a greeting to someone urging perseverance in a time of bereavement or unfortunate circumstances.
410 kuurọlẹ Interjection /kúù.ɾɔ̀.lɛ́/ good afternoon! (used between 4pm and 7pm).
411 kuuyalẹta Interjection /kúù.já.lɛ̀.tā/ good midmorning (used between midmorning and noon).
412 l Noun /l/
413 Noun, Verb /lá/ Initialism of left atrium.
414 laaarin Preposition /láꜜá.ɾĩ́/ in between, in the middle of, midway.
415 lagbedemeji Preposition /lá.ɡ͡bē.dē.mé.d͡ʒì/ in between, in the middle of, midway.
416 la袧 Noun
417 le Verb, Preposition /lè/ to be hard in texture, to be difficult.
418 le koko bi oju ẹja Verb /lē kō.kō bí ō.d͡ʒú ɛ̄.d͡ʒā/ to be as tough as a fish's eye.
419 lẹgbẹẹ Preposition /lɛ́.ꜜɡ͡bɛ́/ next to; beside.
420 li Noun /lí/ The name of the Latin script letter L/l.
421 lí袧Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupanẹ̀ẹ́袧 Noun
422 lo Noun, Verb /lò/ Clipping of location.
423 lọPAYÌkòròdúyúnPAY Noun
424 lọPAYRẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́yúnPAY Noun
425 lọPAYṢágámùyúnPAY Noun
426 Noun Archaic form of loo (“card game”).
427 lu bi aṣọ ofi Verb /lù bí ā.ʃɔ̄ ò.fì/ to beat like aso oke (a type of textile woven with a loom).
428 m Noun, Adverb, Pronoun /m/
429 Noun Initialism of Master of Arts.
430 maa Noun, Adverb /máā/ Marks the anticipative aspect (see table below) with reference to a future, anticipated event.
431 mádàámidófò-ẹ̀mí Noun
432 mẹ́rìndínlógún Noun
433 mẹ́sẹ̀ẹ̀sàn-án Noun /mɛ́sɛ̀ɛ̀sɔ̃̀ɔ̃́/
434 mi Noun, Verb, Pronoun, Article /mĩ́/ The syllable used to represent the high-tone and its diacritic (´).
435 mii Article /ꜜmĩ́ĩ̀/ another, other.
436 miiran Article /ꜜmĩ́.ɾã̀/ another, other.
437 mínísítà fún ọ̀rọ̀ òkèèrè Noun
438 mọ́ Noun, Verb, Pronoun /mɔ̃̀/ Abbreviation of Missouri: a state of the United States.
439 mọ-ọnkọ-mọ-ọnka Noun, Verb /mɔ̃̀ɔ̃́.kɔ̄.mɔ̃̀ɔ̃́.kà/ to be literate; to know how to read and write.
440 mọ́kàndínlọ́gbọ̀n Noun
441 mọ́kànlélọ́gbọ̀n Noun
442 mɔ̀ Verb /mɔ̃̀/
443 mu Verb /mũ̄/ to cause something to do something else (must be used with another verb).
444 múnijagun-nítipá Noun
445 n Noun, Adverb, Pronoun /n/
446 na Verb /nã́/ to trade; to go to the market.
447 naa Adverb, Article /nã́ã̀/ of a particular or previously mentioned entity; that, the.
448 nẹ Verb /nɛ́/ to toss split kolanuts for divination.
449 nẹẹ Adverb, Article /nɛ́ɛ̀/ of a particular or previously mentioned entity; that, the.
450 ng Pronoun archaic spelling of n̄ (“I”).
451 ni Noun, Verb, Pronoun, Preposition /nɪ̃̀/ The name of the Latin script letter N/n.
452 nílé lóko àti lókè òkun Noun
453 nipasẹ Preposition /nĩ́.k͡pā.sɛ̀/ by, through; (literally) by some personal or direct connection or link.
454 nitori Preposition /nĩ́.ꜜtō.ɾí/ on account of; because of.
455 niyinlokikiafiyesi Adjective /nĩ́.jĩ̀.ló.kì.kí.à.fī.jè.sí/ notable, remarkable.
456 njẹ Adverb Placed before a sentence to make it a yes-no question.
457 nkọ Adverb /ŋ́.kɔ́/ Used after a noun to signify "What about...?".
458 nla Adjective /ŋ́.lá/ big, large.
459 nnu Preposition /ŋ́.nṹ/
460 nọ́ḿbà-kòṣeépín Noun
461 nọPAYÈkóÈkólọPAY Noun
462 nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo Noun
463 now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria Noun
464 nɔ́mbɛ́彽Atakpamɛòní彽 Noun
465 nɔ́mbɛ́彽Tchettiòní彽 Noun
466 nta Adverb /ŋ́.tā/ Initialism of National Tax Agency (of Japan), the Japanese government agency that collects taxes and enforces tax law.
467 o Noun, Verb, Adverb, Pronoun, Interjection /ō/
468 ọba Noun /ɔ̄.bā/ An orisha and river divinity, believed to be the spirit of the Ọbà river, and was the senior wife of Ṣàngó.
469 ọbẹ to dun, owo lo pa a Phrase delicious soups are procured with money.
470 ọ̀bẹsìlò椕Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́òsìlò椕 Noun
471 obi Noun Equivalent to 'kola nut': The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and…
472 ọ̀bọ̀n-ùn-bọn-ùn Noun /ɔ̀.bɔ̃̀.ũ̀.bɔ̃̄.ũ̀/
473 ọbu Noun /ɔ̀.bù/
474 ọbụntụn谊Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ọbịtụn谊 Noun
475 ode Noun /ò.dē/ A prefix for Yoruba given names given to descendants of hunters, (ex. Ọdẹ́gbàmí).
476 odi Noun /ò.dì/ The fourth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the fourth principal chapter, (Òdí méjì) and…
477 odo Noun, Adjective /ò.dō/ Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata (white yam, West African yam, Guinea yam, or white ñame).
478 ọfà Noun, Adjective /ɔ̄.fà/ Equivalent to 'arrow': A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a…
479 ofi Noun /ò.fì/ Equivalent to 'Loom': A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
480 ofu Noun /ò.fú/ pelican, specifically the Great white pelican and Pink-backed pelican.
481 ogbo atọ asure Iworiwofun Phrase /ō.ɡ͡bó ā.tɔ́ à.sú.ɾē ì.wò.ɾì.wò.fṹ/ a greeting used by practitioners of Ifá divination, usually as a response to the greeting "àbọrú àbọyè àbọṣíṣẹ.".
482 ogbó, atọ́, àsúre Ìwòrìwòfún Noun
483 ọgbọmọdelasuru Noun /ɔ̀.ɡ͡bɔ́.mɔ̃̄.dé.là.sù.ɾù/ a species of finch; (in particular) Bronze mannikin.
484 oge Noun /ō.ɡē/ a type of bird; (in particular) the Egyptian plover or the African pied wagtail.
485 ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀-ọ̀mìnì Noun
486 ogiri gba mi la Noun /ò.ɡī.ɾī ɡ͡bà mĩ́ là/ one-two against a wall, usually to get around defenders.
487 ogo Noun /ò.ɡò/ collateral, security, mortgage, debt.
488 ọgọ́rùn-ún-ọdún Noun Equivalent to 'century': A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with convention…
489 ogu Noun /ō.ɡū/ inheritance.
490 ogun-àjàkúakátá Noun
491 ọhẹ Noun /ɔ̀.hɛ̀/ Interjection servant à appeler quelqu’un.
492 ohun-àfisílẹ̀gbọ́-òmíràn Noun
493 oi Noun /ō.ī/ A type of Yoruba food made from cornflour typically eaten with mọ́ínmọ́ín or àkàrà.
494 oii Noun /ō.ī.ī/
495 ọ̀ị́tọ́㒅Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ọ̀tị́tọ́㒅 Noun
496 ọ̀ị́tọ́㒅Ifẹ̀Ilé Ifẹ̀ọ̀títọ́㒅Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàòtítọ́㒅 Noun
497 ọjà Noun /ɔ̄.d͡ʒà/ baby sling; an additional cloth sash used to secure the ìpọnmọ when backing infants.
498 ọjàpẹ́ẹ́pẹ̀ẹ̀pẹ́ẹ́ Noun
499 oje Noun /ò.d͡ʒé/ a prefix for Yoruba given names for those born in Egúngún worshipping families (e.g. Ọ̀jẹ̀ẹ́dìràn).
500 ojí Noun /ō.d͡ʒì/ a fine paid by a man who has an affair with a married woman.
501 ojo Noun /ò.d͡ʒò/ a male given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to boys born with a nuchal cord.
502 oju Noun /ō.d͡ʒú/ Equivalent to 'face': The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and th…
503 ọkà Noun /ɔ̄.kà/ corn, maize, grain.
504 ọ̀kàn-ọ̀kán-yà Noun
505 ọkandinlaaadọta Adjective /ɔ̀.kã̀.dĩ́.láàá.dɔ́.tā/ forty-nine.
506 ọkanlelaaadọta Adjective /ɔ̀.kã̀.lé.láàá.dɔ́.tā/ fifty-one.
507 ọkẹ Noun, Adjective /ò.kè/ a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child born via an en caul birth, in which its…
508 oko Noun /ō.kó/ Oko (orisha), the orisha of farming and agriculture, in his male form, he is regarded as a sorcerer. The root, oṣó (“sor…
509 ọlà Noun /ɔ̄.lá/ honor, prestige, wealth.
510 ole Noun /ō.lè/ the tree Canarium schweinfurthii.
511 olè ń polè lólè, ìkà ń pèkà níkà Noun
512 ọlọ́bọ̀n-ùnbọn-ùn Noun
513 ọlọ́kan-ò-jọ̀kan Noun
514 olómele kì í sọ pé igi yóò dá lóde lọ́la Noun
515 ọlọ́rọnANDORRAN Noun
516 olú Noun, Article /ō.lú/ A common prefix for Yoruba given names and surnames, see Olú.
517 olùfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò Noun
518 ọma Noun /ɔ̄.mã̄/ A township in Gêrzê County, Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
519 omi Noun /ō.mĩ̄/
520 omi tuntun ti ru, ẹja tuntun ti wọ ọ Phrase each era brings its own fashion.
521 ọmọ Noun, Interjection /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄/ The smallest entity in a pair or group, the smaller tool in a set.
522 ọmọ-orílẹ̀-èdè Noun
523 ọmọdé bú ìrókò ó bojú wo ẹ̀yìn Noun
524 ọmú Noun /ɔ̄.mṹ/ tiger nut plant (Cyperus esculentus).
525 ọn Pronoun /ɔ̃̄/ him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /…
526 ọnà Noun /ɔ̄.nã̀/ A prefix used in Yoruba given names and surnames.
527 ọna kan o wọja Phrase there's more than one way to skin a cat; all roads lead to Rome (there are many different ways to approach a problem).
528 ọnẹ Noun /ɔ̀.nɛ̀/ crocodile, specifically the Nile crocodile.
529 ongbẹ n gbẹ mi Noun, Phrase /ò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bɛ̄ ŋ́ ɡ͡bɛ̄ mĩ́/ I'm thirsty.
530 oni Noun /ò.nĩ́/ a unisex given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to a child who cries incessantly.
531 onífẹ̀ẹ́-obìnrin-sóbìnrin Noun /ō.nĩ́.ꜜfɛ́.ō.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄.só.bĩ̀.ɾĩ̄/ lesbian (female homosexual).
532 onifẹẹ-ọkunrin-sọkunrin Noun /ō.nĩ́.ꜜfɛ́.ɔ̄.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄.sɔ́.kũ̀.ɾĩ̄/ Equivalent to 'gay man': A homosexual man.
533 onímọ̀ nípa ẹ̀dá ènìyàn Noun
534 onímọ̀-bàyọ́lọ́jì-kápá Noun
535 oníṣẹ́-ọ̀sìn-oyin Noun
536 oníṣègùn-ìbílẹ̀ Noun
537 oníṣègùn-òyìnbó Noun
538 ọnọ Noun /ɔ̀.nɔ̀/ method, technique, means.
539 ọ̀nọ̀fọnNEPHEWÌkòròdúọ̀fọnNEPHEW Noun
540 ọ̀nọ̀fọnNEPHEWRẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́ọ̀fọnNEPHEW Noun
541 ọ̀nọ̀fọnNEPHEWṢágámùọ̀fọnNEPHEW Noun
542 oo Noun, Verb /óō/ business, trade.
543 oókàndínlọ́gbọ̀n Noun Equivalent to 'twenty-nine': The cardinal number immediately following twenty-eight and preceding thirty.
544 oókànlélọ́gbọ̀n Noun
545 ọpẹ Noun /ɔ̄.k͡pɛ́/ December, the seventh month of the traditional Yoruba calendar, the Kọ́jọ́dá.
546 opo Noun /ò.k͡pó/ pillar; backbone; nucleus.
547 ọra Noun, Interjection /ɔ̀.ɾá/ fertility; nutrients (of soil).
548 ore Noun /ò.ɾé/ the plants Cyperus articulatus and Cyperus esculentus, commonly used in making straw sleeping mats.
549 orílẹ̀-èdè t'ó ti gòkè àgbà Noun
550 oro Noun /ō.ɾó/ An orisha and primordial divinity of justice, masculinity, and traditional rituals. He is symbolized by the sound of a b…
551 ọ̀rọ̀-arọ́pò-afarajorúkọ Noun
552 ọ̀rọ̀-arọ́pò-orúkọ Noun
553 ọ̀rọ̀HALF AND HALFNorthwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàògiriHALF AND HALF Noun
554 oru Noun /ò.ɾū/ doorknob; door handle.
555 ọrụ̀n遍Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀n遍 Noun
556 ọrùn遍OwéKabbaigọ̀nrùn遍 Noun
557 orúpò圤Ìkòròdúòdì圤 Noun
558 orúpò圤Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́òdì圤 Noun
559 orúpò圤Ṣágámùòdì圤 Noun
560 ọṣa Noun /ɔ̄.ʃà/ The tenth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the odù Ifá, consisting of the tenth principal chapter, (Ọ̀sá méjì) and…
561 ọsan ja ọrun dọpa Phrase a statement uttered after hearing the death of an important figure; how the mighty have fallen.
562 Ọ̀sanyínrótìmí Noun
563 ose Noun /ō.sè/ The fifteenth of the àpólà or sixteen categories in the Odù Ifá, consisting of the fifteenth principal chapter, (Ọ̀sẹ́ m…
564 osi Noun /ò.sì/ the third-in-command of the king in some towns, the third-in-rank in any group or collective.
565 ọṣọ Noun /ɔ̀.ʃɔ́/ a prefix for given names (usually seen as Ṣó-) among the Ẹ̀gbá, Òwu, and Ìjẹ̀bú people who worship Òrìṣàoko.
566 oṣu Noun /ō.ʃù/ moon; (in particular) new moon.
567 oṣù ààrámọkà baba Ṣàngó Noun
568 ọta Noun /ɔ̀.tá/ Ota (an Àwórì Yoruba town in Ogun, Nigeria; the historic capital of the Àwórì people).
569 oti Noun /ō.tī/ Equivalent to 'drink': To become an unquestioning advocate for a group, cause, or belief.
570 oto Noun /ò.tò/ a general word for any of the various species of monkey.
571 otu Noun /ò.tù/ the central or capital city of a kingdom.
572 oun Pronoun /ò.ũ̄/ he/she/it (emphatic third-person singular personal pronoun).
573 oúnjẹ ọ̀sìn òun mààlúù Noun
574 ọwá Noun /ɔ̄.wá/ The official titles of several traditional rulers of some Eastern Yoruba speaking peoples including the Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Èkìtì, Ì…
575 owó-àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ Noun
576 ọwọnwe Pronoun /ɔ̀.wɔ̃̀.wé/
577 ọwọnyẹn Pronoun /ɔ̀.wɔ̃̀.jɛ̃̀/
578 owu Noun /ō.wú/ A Yoruba subethnic group historically living in several towns within the vicinity of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire, they now mainly l…
579 oye Noun /ō.jè/ honor, respect, a title given to a chieftain or chief.
580 oyè àkọ́kọ́ nínú ìmọ̀ ìpilẹ̀-ẹ̀dá Noun
581 oyè àkọ́kọ́ nínú ìmọ̀-ẹ̀kọ́ Noun
582 Ọ̀yẹ̀kúfabagókè Noun
583 oyi Noun /ò.jì/
584 ozu Noun /ō.zú/
585 ɔ̂ Noun /ɔ́/ The letter ⟨Ɔ⟩ with mid tone (not usually marked overtly).
586 Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèKétu Noun
587 Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí Noun
588 p Noun /k͡p/
589 pa Verb /k͡pā/ to scorch, to drench, to beat usually in relation to weather.
590 pai Verb /k͡pā.í/ Monnaie utilisée en Inde. Une roupie valait anciennement cent quatre-vingt-douze païs, plus récemment 100 païs.
591 pátákó-ìpolówó-ọ̀jà Noun
592 pe Verb, Conjunction /k͡pè/ to be sane, to be intelligent, to be sharp (of the mind); (literally - "to have a complete or correct mind").
593 pèrègún-lẹ́sẹ̀ Noun
594 pi Noun /k͡pí/ The name of the Latin script letter P/p.
595 pin Verb /k͡pĩ̄/ to terminate; to come to an end.
596 pirọrọ bi ẹja ojiji Verb /k͡pī.ɾɔ̄.ɾɔ̄ bí ɛ̄.d͡ʒā ò.d͡ʒí.d͡ʒí/ to be as calm as an electric eel.
597 pọ̀ Noun, Verb, Adverb /k͡pò/ A peacock.
598 pọn Verb /k͡pɔ̃́/ to ripe, to mature, to become red (often a sign of ripeness of a fruit).
599 poo Noun /k͡póò/ A bucket serving as a traditional toilet, chamber pot.
600 pu Verb /k͡pū/ to switch off, to turn off.
601 r Noun /ɾ/
602 ra Verb, Adverb, Article /ɾā/ our, ours, us.
603 rán Noun Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
604 re Noun, Verb, Article /ɾè/ To alter something, to cause something to be transferred or removed via supernatural or authoritative means.
605 rèé Noun A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
606 rẹn Verb /ɾɛ̃̄/ to be wet.
607 rèPAYÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́yúPAY Noun
608 rèPAYBɛ̀nɛ̀lɔPAY Noun
609 rèPAYẸ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútalọPAY Noun
610 rèPAYẸ̀gbádòÌjàkálọPAY Noun
611 rèPAYÌbàdànÌbàdànlọPAY Noun
612 rèPAYÌbọ̀lọ́ÒṣogbolọPAY Noun
613 rèPAYÌgbẹ́tìlọPAY Noun
614 rèPAYÌkirèlọPAY Noun
615 rèPAYÌlọrinÌlọrinlọPAY Noun
616 rèPAYÌsẹ́yìnlọPAY Noun
617 rèPAYỌ̀fàlọPAY Noun
618 rèPAYÒgbómọ̀ṣọ́lọPAY Noun
619 rèPAYÒkèhòlọPAY Noun
620 rèPAYOǹkóÒtùlọPAY Noun
621 rèPAYỌ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́lọPAY Noun
622 rèPAYṢakílọPAY Noun
623 rèPAYTedélọPAY Noun
624 ri Noun, Verb, Adverb /ɾí/ The name of the Latin script letter R/r.
625 ria Pronoun /ɾī.ā/ our, ours, us.
626 rìí Noun, Pronoun which, who, that.
627 rin Verb /ɾĩ̀/ to be moist; to moisten; to dampen.
628 rin-in Article /ɾĩ̄ĩ́/ your, alternative form of yín (“(second-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun)”).
629 rin-ọn Article /ɾĩ̄.ɔ̃̄/ their alternative form of wọn (“(third-person plural possessive pronoun)”).
630 ro Noun, Verb /ɾò/ Initialism of reverse osmosis.
631 rọn Article /ɾɔ̃̄/ their, theirs.
632 Noun Petit ruisseau.
633 run Verb /ɾũ̀/ to crinkle; to be wrinkled.
634 s Noun /s/
635 Noun
636 saa Noun /sáà/ period, season, era, semester.
637 saafula Interjection /sáà.fú.là/ An exclamation used to denote excitedness.
638 san Verb /sã̄/ to be good; to be well.
639 se Verb, Adverb /sè/ to be poverty-stricken; to be destitute.
640 sẹn Verb /sɛ̃́/ to crack palm nuts.
641 si Noun, Verb, Preposition, Conjunction /sí/ The name of the Latin script letter S/s.
642 ṣigidi-ṣìgìdì-ṣigidi Noun
643 sin Verb /sĩ̀/ to accompany or escort someone; to keep company of someone; to guide.
644 sọ Noun, Verb /sɔ̄/ Then, so.
645 sọ̀rọ̀-lé-lórí Noun
646 Noun A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.
647 sun Verb /sũ̀/ to save; to conserve; to manage (money; energy).
648 ṣụ̀nṣụ̀nwịnwịn Noun /ʃʊ̃̀.ʃʊ̃̀.wɪ̃̄.wɪ̃̄/ Any plant of species Talinum fruticosum (waterleaf).
649 súré捞Bɛ̀nɛ̀sáré捞 Noun
650 t Noun /t/
651 ta Verb, Pronoun /tà/ to shoot, fire (from a weapon that releases a projectile).
652 tẹ Verb /tɛ́/ to be flat; to be level.
653 ti Noun, Verb, Adverb, Pronoun /tí/ The name of the Latin script letter T/t.
654 tii Noun /tíì/
655 tin Verb /tĩ̄/ to be thin; to be skinny.
656 to Verb /tò/ to be enough, to be worthy, to be sufficient, to amount to.
657 tọ́ pìn-ùn bí ọ̀pá ìbọn Noun
658 too Interjection /tóò/ okay, well.
659 u Noun, Pronoun /u/
660 u- Phrase abstract or instrument nominalizing prefix.
661 ụa Noun /ʊ̀.à/ palace, royal courtyard, particularly the royal courtyards of the àọ̀fịn of the Déjì of Àkúrẹ́.
662 ubi Noun Initialism of universal basic income.
663 ubo Noun, Phrase /ū.bō/
664 ubu Noun /ū.bú/ extent, range, breadth.
665 uda Noun /ū.dà/ The red ironwood tree, Lophira alata.
666 udẹ Noun /ū.dɛ̄/ bronze, brass.
667 udí Noun /ù.dí/ reason, cause, purpose.
668 uga Noun /ù.ɡà/ a royal courtyard.
669 Ụja Noun /ʊ̀.d͡ʒā/ a male hunting deity (ụmọlẹ̀) regarded as a brother of Ògún and Ẹ̀ṣọ́ùsì (Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì).
670 ujì Noun /ū.d͡ʒì/ a plant of species Chassalia magnificens, of genus Chassalia.
671 ụ̀jị́jẹ蒀Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́jị́jẹ蒀 Noun
672 ụ̀kàràMDMÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ị̀kàràMDM Noun
673 uku Noun /ū.kú/ Ìkálẹ̀ and Ìjẹ̀bú form of ikùn (“stomach”).
674 ule Noun /ū.lɛ̀/ land, country, ground, earth.
675 uli Noun /ū.lí/ house, home.
676 ulu Noun /ù.lù/ city, town, country.
677 ụmụ Noun /ʊ̄.mʊ̃́/
678 un Pronoun /ũ̄/ him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /…
679 upe Noun /ù.k͡pè/ traditional horn or trumpet.
680 ụpọ́nrụn绣Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ètè绣 Noun
681 ure Noun /ū.ɾè/ the thigh or leg of an animal; (especially) when cooked.
682 usẹ Noun /ū.sɛ́/ Èkìtì, Ìjẹ̀bú form of iṣẹ́ (“work”).
683 usi Noun /ù.sì/ notability, prosperity, prestige.
684 uṣu Noun /ū.ʃū/
685 uta Noun /ū.tā/ cutaneous leishmaniasis.
686 uwa Noun /ù.wà/ An indigenous people of the cloud forests of northeastern Colombia.
687 uwẹ Noun, Pronoun /ù.wé/ (zootomy) gizzard.
688 uwọ Pronoun /ù.wɔ̄/ you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun).
689 uyi Noun /ū.jì/ honor, value.
690 uza Noun /ù.zà/ Commune française, située dans le département des Landes.
691 w Noun /w/
692 wa Verb, Article /wā/ our (first-person plural possessive pronoun).
693 waa Noun /wàá/ contraction of ìwọ + á, literally “you'll”.
694 walahi Interjection /wà.lá.hì/ by God, may God be my witness!.
695 wẹ Verb /wɛ̀/ to be slender; to be beautiful.
696 wee Article /wèé/
697 wẹn Noun A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
698 Noun, Verb /wí/ The name of the Latin script letter W/w.
699 win Verb /wĩ̀/ to aim at a target with a projectile.
700 wo Noun, Verb, Article /wò/ Obsolete spelling of woe.
701 wọ káà ilẹ̀ lọ Noun
702 wọn Verb, Pronoun, Article /wɔ̃́/ they (third-person plural or honorific personal pronoun).
703 wọnyẹn Article /wɔ̃̀.jɛ̃̀/
704 Noun, Verb /wù/ Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence:.
705 y Noun /j/
706 Noun, Verb /já/
707 yálégbé-yálégbé Noun
708 yan Noun An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.
709 ye Noun, Verb /jè/ a term of endearment or respect for an older woman or female relative.
710 yee Interjection /jéè/ ouch; An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
711 yèí Noun /jɛ̀.ì/ A city in South Sudan.
712 yẹn Noun, Verb, Article /jɛ̃́/ The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
713 yi Noun, Verb /jí/ The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
714 yii Noun, Article /ꜜjí/
715 yin Pronoun, Article /jĩ́/ your (second-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun).
716 yio Verb /jíò/
717 yíyeBUG-EYED MONSTERAwó ÈkìtìyéyeBUG-EYED MONSTER Noun
718 yíyeBUG-EYED MONSTERÌfàkì ÈkìtìyéyeBUG-EYED MONSTERÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́yéyeBUG-EYED MONSTER Noun
719 yíyeBUG-EYED MONSTERÒdè ÈkìtìyéyeBUG-EYED MONSTER Noun
720 yíyeBUG-EYED MONSTERÒmùò ÈkìtìyéyeBUG-EYED MONSTER Noun
721 yọ̀ Noun, Verb /jó/ Abbreviation of year(s) old; also y.o., y/o.
722 yọn Verb /jɔ̃̀/ to be sweet; to be delicious; to be pleasurable.
723 yọ̀ǹda-ara-ẹni Noun
724 yoo Noun, Verb /jóò/ Eye dialect spelling of you.
725 yu Noun, Verb /jú/ An ancient Chinese wine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.
726 yun Verb /j̃ṹ/ to be sweet; to be delicious; to be pleasurable.
727 zẹ Verb /zɛ̄/ Ào form of jẹ (“to eat”).
728 ا Noun /a/
729 ارَ Noun Ajami spelling of àrà (“wonder, spectacle”).
730 اكِاِكَ Interjection Ajami spelling of àkíìkà.
731 ب Noun /bi/
732 پ Noun /k͡pí/
733 ت Noun /tí/
734 ج Noun /d͡ʒí/
735 جِن Verb Ajami spelling of jìn.
736 د Noun /di/
737 دعِ Verb Ajami spelling of dé.
738 ر Noun /rí/
739 س Noun /sí/
740 سَا Noun Ajami spelling of sáà.
741 ش Noun /ʃí/
742 شعِ Verb Ajami spelling of ṣe.
743 عِ Noun /e/
744 عَِنِ تِ وَْكَن مِ يَن Phrase Ajami spelling of ẹni tí ọkàn mi yàn.
745 غ Noun /ɡí/
746 ڠ Noun, Verb /ɡ͡bí/
747 ڠعِ Verb Ajami spelling of gbé.
748 ڠوْ Verb Ajami spelling of gbó.
749 ف Noun /fi/
750 ك Noun /kí/
751 ل Noun /lí/
752 لعَِسعَِكعَِسعَِ Adverb Ajami spelling of lẹ́sẹ̀kẹ́sẹ̀.
753 م Noun /mí/
754 ن Noun /ní/
755 نلَ Adjective Ajami spelling of ńlá.
756 ه Noun /hi/
757 و Noun, Verb, Article /wí/
758 ي Noun /jí/
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