English to Yoruba (FROM wordgumbo.com)
a: 1. e.nìkan
aberration: 1. às.ìs.e
abide: 1. dè
accompany: 1. bá
account: 1. àlàyé
addled: 1. g
advice: 1. ìm ràn
ailment: 1. àìsàn; àrùn
alarm: 1. ìfòiyà
alien: 1. àjèjì; àjòjì
a little: 1. dí
alive: 1. ààyè
also: 1. w
answer: 1. dáhùn; fèsì | 2. èsì
ant: 1. èèrà
antelope: 1. àgb nrín
any: 1. e.nìkan
anybody: 1. e.nìkan
arm: 1. apá
arrival: 1. àb
article of clothing: 1. as.o.
as: 1. bí | 2. bí
ash: 1. eérú
ask: 1. b
ask for: 1. b
assemblage: 1. àwùjo.
at that place: 1. ib
average: 1. àárín
await: 1. dè
axe: 1. àáké
bag: 1. àpò | 2. àpò
bank: 1. bán’kì
basket: 1. agb n
be afraid of: 1. b rù
beauty: 1. e.wà
beg: 1. b
bicycle: 1. básíkùlù
bid: 1. b
bike: 1. básíkùlù
bind: 1. dì
bird: 1. e.iye.
blank: 1. funfun
blind: 1. f jú | 2. af jú
blood: 1. j
body: 1. ara
bone: 1. eegun; egungun
book: 1. ìwé
boot: 1. bàtà
boss: 1. ìjòyè | 2. baba
bottle: 1. ìgò
box: 1. àpótí
bridge: 1. afá; afárá
cassava: 1. gbágudá
catastrophe: 1. àgbákò
centre: 1. àárín
chair: 1. àga
chief: 1. ìjòyè
cinder: 1. eérú
clerk: 1. àk wé
clock: 1. aago; agogo
coconut: 1. àgbo.n
colour: 1. àw
come about: 1. dé
come across: 1. bá
connect: 1. dì
corn: 1. àgbàdo
counsel: 1. ìm ràn
custom: 1. às.à
cycle: 1. básíkùlù
danger: 1. ewu
death: 1. ikú
disease: 1. àìsàn; àrùn
dog: 1. ajá
doubt: 1. àníàní
dream: 1. àlà
drug: 1. egbòogi
dye: 1. àw
ear: 1. etí
earth: 1. il
egg: 1. e.yin
elephant: 1. erin
emmet: 1. èèrà
encounter: 1. bá
engine: 1. ro.
error: 1. às.ìs.e
evening: 1. al
exactly: 1. déédéé
expect: 1. dè
explanation: 1. àlàyé
extremely: 1. gidigidi
father: 1. bàbá | 2. bàbá
fear: 1. b rù
finger: 1. ìka
fire: 1. iná
fish: 1. e.ja
fisherman: 1. ape.ja
flesh: 1. e.ran
foolish: 1. g
foot: 1. e.s | 2. e.s
force: 1. agbára
foreign: 1. àjèjì; àjòjì
foreigner: 1. àlejò
forest: 1. ìgb ; igbó
forget: 1. gbàgbé
garment: 1. as.o.
gathering: 1. àwùjo.
get: 1. gbà
give back: 1. dá … padà
gladness: 1. ay
goat: 1. ewúr
gold: 1. góòlù
guest: 1. àlejò
habit: 1. às.à
happen: 1. dé
headache: 1. f rí
hog: 1. e.l d
house: 1. ilé
how: 1. bí | 2. bí | 3. bí
hunger: 1. ebi
illness: 1. àìsàn; àrùn
image: 1. àwòrán
Indian corn: 1. àgbàdo
in what way: 1. bí | 2. bí
iron: 1. irin
job: 1. is.
join: 1. dì
journey: 1. àjò; ìrìn-àjò
joy: 1. ay
lamp: 1. àtùpà
land: 1. il
language: 1. èdè
lay hold of: 1. gbà
leader: 1. ìjòyè
leaf: 1. ewé
leather: 1. awo.
leg: 1. e.s
leopard: 1. e.kùn
light: 1. iná
like: 1. bí
likewise: 1. w
location: 1. ibi
looking-glass: 1. dígí
love: 1. f ràn
lunatic: 1. as.iwèrè
machine: 1. ro.
maize: 1. àgbàdo
master: 1. baba
maybe: 1. bóyá; b yá
mayhap: 1. bóyá; b yá
mealies: 1. àgbàdo
mean: 1. àárín
medicine: 1. egbòogi
meet: 1. bá
meeting: 1. àwùjo.
metal: 1. irin
middle: 1. àárín
mirror: 1. dígí
mistake: 1. às.ìs.e
misunderstand: 1. èdèàìyédè
morning: 1. àár
mother: 1. ìyá
mouse: 1. èkúté
narrative: 1. ìtàn
nose: 1. ariwo
occur: 1. dé
odd: 1. àjèjì; àjòjì
old man: 1. arúgbó
one: 1. e.nìkan | 2. ìkan
or: 1. àbí
over there: 1. ib
palace: 1. ààfin
peculiar: 1. àjèjì; àjòjì
pepper: 1. ata
perchance: 1. bóyá; b yá
perhaps: 1. bóyá; b yá
peril: 1. ewu
period: 1. àsìkò
person: 1. ènìà; e.ni
pharmaceutical: 1. egbòogi
pick up: 1. gbà
picture: 1. àwòrán
pig: 1. e.l d
place: 1. ibi | 2. ibi
plate: 1. àwo
pocket: 1. àpò
porter: 1. aláarù
possibly: 1. bóyá; b yá
pour: 1. dà
power: 1. agbára
rather: 1. dí
reply: 1. dáhùn; fèsì | 2. èsì
request: 1. b
respond: 1. dáhùn; fèsì
return: 1. dá … padà
rice: 1. ìr sì
sack: 1. àpò
scatter: 1. dà
season: 1. àkókò
secret: 1. às.írí
see: 1. bá
serpent: 1. ejò
shade: 1. ibòòji
shadow: 1. ibòòji
shed: 1. dà
sheep: 1. àgùtàn
sheet: 1. ewé | 2. àwo
shoe: 1. bàtà
side: 1. apá; gb
sightless person: 1. af jú
silver: 1. fàdákà
skin: 1. awo.
slab: 1. àwo
slave: 1. e.rú
snake: 1. ejò
soil: 1. il
some: 1. dí | 2. e.nìkan
somebody: 1. e.nìkan
someone: 1. e.nìkan
some one: 1. e.nìkan
somewhat: 1. dí
sound: 1. ìró
spot: 1. ibi
story: 1. ìtàn
strange: 1. àjèjì; àjòjì | 2. àjèjì; àjòjì
stranger: 1. àlejò
strength: 1. agbára
stupid: 1. g
such a: 1. bí
such as: 1. bí
swine: 1. e.l d
tail: 1. ìrú
take: 1. gbà
tale: 1. ìtàn
that: 1. èwo
there: 1. ib | 2. ib
they: 1. àwo.n | 2. àwo.n
thou: 1. ìwo. | 2. ìwo. | 3. ìwo.
tie: 1. dì
tie up: 1. dì
timber: 1. igi
time: 1. ìgbà
tongue: 1. èdè
too: 1. w
to some extent: 1. dí
tree: 1. igi
trip: 1. àjò; ìrìn-àjò
us: 1. àwa
vigour: 1. agbára
village: 1. abúlé
voyage: 1. àjò; ìrìn-àjò
wait: 1. dè
wait for: 1. dè
wasp: 1. agb n
watch: 1. aago; agogo
way: 1. às.à
we: 1. àwa
what a: 1. bí
which: 1. èwo | 2. èwo
while: 1. ìgbà
white: 1. funfun | 2. funfun
who: 1. èwo
wife: 1. ìyàwó
window: 1. fèrèsé
wood: 1. igi
woods: 1. ìgb ; igbó
work: 1. is.
world: 1. aiyé; il aiyé
ye: 1. ìwo. | 2. ìwo.
yesterday: 1. àná
yon: 1. ib
yonder: 1. ib
you: 1. ìwo. | 2. ìwo. | 3. ìwo. | 4. ìwo.
February 4, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THESE GOD WILL BLESS YOU. GREAT YOURUBAWA!
April 1, 2008 at 6:07 am
Please any anyone if you got my previous request HELP!!!!
May 5, 2008 at 2:21 am
I have a friend that is of the Yooruba tribe.Thank you for giving information that can help me understand him and his peoples better
June 24, 2008 at 11:33 am
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July 9, 2008 at 7:39 pm
what is the english name for “kan-un”
July 29, 2008 at 2:44 am
how do you translate ” With Love from My ancestors” in Yoruba