Yorubas have a highlydeveloped language, the yoruba language which has been classified under the nigercongo family of languages, making it closely related to itsekiri and igala other languages in the family are igbo, jukun, swahili, wolof and efik. The yoruba language is a nigercongo language spoken in west africa. Pdf computational modelling of yoruba numerals in a numberto. According to lounge, the yoruba language has a rather elaborate vigesimal base20 numeral. Numerals 500, 700, and 900 are derived through a combination of. The yoruba language, unlike igala, is one of the most intensively studied.
In the earliest times, great importance was attached to virginity. Some special numbers like 1, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300. In every division of yoruba land great importance was attached to a bride. Yoruba language simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. More than 41 pages of exercises in yoruba to help you learn essential words and phrases in the language. Both archeology and traditional yoruba oral historians confirm the existence of people in this region for several millennia. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the yoruba language.
My culture, my pride the first part of yoruba language tutorial eko ede yoruba to teach yoruba indigenes home and abroad who cant speak our language how. Department of linguistics and nigerian languages, university of nigeria, nsukka. The yoruba spiritual heritage maintains that the yoruba ethnic groups are a unique people who originally settled at ileife. It is one of the languages in nigeria, benin, and togo and in communities in other parts of africa, europe and the americas. The study of yoruba religious tradition in historical. Adedamola adedokun is a yoruba l2 linguist translator, proofreader and editor, with a bias for technical, medical, it and legal resources. A pictorial format with sound clips attached to every word. Meaning of 500 in yoruba language nigerian dictionary. It is written to help the beginning student basic knowledge in learning the acquire a language.
A vocabulary of the yoruba language internet archive. We gathered the most important topics such as vocabulary phrases grammar and flashcards so that you only learn what you will actually need to learn for free. Tones occur on the syllable in yoruba but in the orthography, tones are marked on vowels and syllabic nasals. Dec 14, 2014 o dara ki gbogbo wa mo nipa onka ede yoruba. Play a practice game for guided learning, no time limit. Table 1 shows the representation of the number 74 in the four languages.
A study of relationship between arabic and yoruba languages. The yoruba numerals from 1 10 and how numberrelated questions are answered. The yoruba numeration system is a vagesimal system, based on 20. You will be able to see your score after you finish taking the test. Oct 22, 2019 defense language institute, foreign language center. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in yoruba to help you practice your daily phrases. How you can pronounce numbers in yoruba language count from. The number of speakers of yoruba was thought to be 20 million in the 1990s. International journal of english language and linguistics research vol. There are three basic tones of different pitch levels in yoruba. Pdf yoruba numerals have been seen as one of the most. Contrastive study of english and yoruba morphological system. Ede yoruba is a language spoken in west africa and most prominently south western nigeria.
He can speak english, yoruba hausa, igbo as well as. Analysis and interpretation ades ola o late ju university of ibadan, nigeria abstract the paper undertakes a study of animal metaphors in the yoruba language with a view to highlighting the stylistic and communicative potentials of these metaphors. Development of a yoruba arithmetic multimedia learning system. Yoruba numeral system while numerals 500, 700 and 900 are. But first we need to know what the role of numbers is in the structure of the grammar in yoruba. The earliest studies of yoruba religious traditions were carried out by mlssionarles, travellers and explorers who were concerned with writng about the. Yorubas have a highlydeveloped language, the yoruba language which. From 500 we change the pattern of counting by prefixing. This well proven learning method is a refreshing choice in this digital age. According to lounge, the yoruba language has a rather elaborate vigesimal base20 numeral system that involves both addition and subtraction and multiplication. Comparative analysis of the numeral systems of igala, yoruba. Wikicology100 articles contribution to yoruba language wikipedia the project aim to add 100 articles at least 7000 bytes each on a wide range of topics to yoruba language wikipedia in 2month and improvements to at least 50 existing articles as well as addition of at least 50 images of yoruba culture, fashion and adornments to the project.
Yoruba is considered to be one of the four official languages of. Numbers from 500 follow a new pattern that replaces 10 and 20 with 100. Hausayoruba relations 15001800 university of ibadan. The base of the counting system is ogun twenty or score. Apr 03, 2017 my culture, my pride the first part of yoruba language tutorial eko ede yoruba to teach yoruba indigenes home and abroad who cant speak our language how. Fsi yoruba basic course student text online language school. Youll find listed the two written pronunciations of methods to talk about the figures when it comes to yoruba language.
If you want to practice what you have learned in yoruba, then this is your chance. We suggest printing out the yoruba exercise book and doing the exercises with a pencil or a pen. Module 1, lesson 3 yoruba numbers 1 20 learn a nigerian language. To the yoruba, the primary purpose of marriage is sustaining the yoruba race through legitimate and responsible procreation. Learn yoruba with an exercise book download for free. I was happy finding so many files for free and started listening to the files. It is very important to pay attention to proper pronunciation right from the outset. Pdf english to yoruba machine translation system using rule.
Contrastive study of english and 1 issn 20536305print, issn 205363online yoruba morphological. Proudly yoruba numbers in yoruba onka yoruba one till. Language deutsch english uk english usa espanol francais fr francais qcca bahasa indonesia italiano nederlands polski portugues br turkce ti. The number of speakers of yoruba is estimated between 30 and 40 million, primarily by the ethnic yoruba people. How to count in hausa, a chadic language spoken mainly in northern nigeria and niger. The linguistic analysis of the structure of the yoruba.
It is spoken natively in nigeria as well as the neighboring countries of the republic of benin, togo, sierra leone and ghana campbell 1991. Rulebased approach is a good approach for machine translation system used for language with lots of grammar which yoruba language is one. Computational modelling of yoruba numerals in a numbertotext. He is a seasoned educator researcher and trainers in sciences and yoruba language and had taught in several institutions primary, secondary and tertiary across nigeria. Yoruba basic language survival guide, california, 2008. The anglozionists are launching a strategic psyop against china. Yoruba is a tonal language and so it is important to acquire the tones in the language. There is no doubt that in any culture or civilization, language is basic, and wherever you find a similar language being spoken, there is no doubt that there must be some historical connection. Learning the yoruba numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Play a master game for guided learning, to challenge yourself and to achieve the highest score before time runs out. Some years ago i came across 300 short mp3 files and a pdf. Would like to know the best way to say the contact numbers in yoruba. Politeness in the yoruba and french languages article pdf available in international journal of language studies 84. Congobcgeneralbenuecongo%20classification%20latest.
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