Everyday verbs in Yoruba — eat, drink, go, come, buy…: 25 verbs checked against reference sources (standard Nigerian Yoruba, with tones).
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Verbs
jẹto eat
muto drink
lọto go
wáto come
sùnto sleep
sọ̀rọ̀to speak, to talk
ríranto see
fẹ́to want
fúnto give
ràto buy
tàto sell
jóto dance
rìnto walk
sáréto run
jókòóto sit down
dìdeto stand up
ṣeto do
sèto cook
kàto read
wẹ̀to take a bath
níto have
déto arrive
jíto wake up
gbéto live (dwell); to carry
fẹ́rànto like, to love
Test yourself
1. What does “mu” mean?
2. What does “fẹ́” mean?
3. What does “sáré” mean?
4. What does “wẹ̀” mean?
Where do these words come from?
The words in this article come from: Yorùbá Yé Mi textbook (COERLL, University of Texas at Austin). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.
The words in this article come from: Yorùbá Yé Mi textbook (COERLL, University of Texas at Austin). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.