Yoruba (Yorùbá)

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Why learn Yoruba?

Knowing Yoruba opens the door to art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, and science Understanding Yoruba enhances your opportunities in government, business, medicine, law, technology, military, industry, marketing, etc. Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study Yoruba. Learning another language is part of a liberal education.

How Long Does it Take to Learn Yoruba?

*** NOTES *** Yoruba spoken in West Africa and most prominently South western Nigeria, where about 17% of the population speaks it. It is also spoken in communities in Sierra Leone, Liberia, other parts of Africa, the Americas, and Europe. - Yoruba has borrowed a lot of vocabulary from Arabic and Hausa. There are three tones in Yoruba - high, middle and low - which affect the meaning of words. Tones are marked by use of the acute accent for high tone ⟨á⟩ and the grave accent for low tone ⟨à⟩ while the mid is unmarked. It can also double words for extra emphasis.

Yoruba Alphabet & Pronunciation

Basic Phrases in Yoruba

Yoruba Grammar

Yoruba Nouns

Yoruba Adjectives

Colors in Yoruba

Numbers in Yoruba

Yoruba Verbs

Building Simple Sentences

More Complex Yoruba Sentences

Useful Yoruba Vocabulary

Yoruba Questions

Days of the Week in Yoruba

Months in Yoruba

Seasons in Yoruba

Telling Time in Yoruba