Yoruba words for today:
Yínmú – disdain
Yídà- inside out
Yímọ́ – mix up
Yíkata – upturned
Yínmí – dung beetle,
Yíká – surround
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TODAY’S LANGUAGE LESSONYoruba words and expressions that don’t have a perfect one-word English equivalentEnglish needs an entire sentence to explain these Yoruba words.You think you can interpret all Yoruba words to English directly with just one word? Okay.Tell me the interpretation of OMOLÚÀBÍSo what’s the closest English word you can think of?“Good person,” right? No“A person who is respectful, responsible, honest, hardworking, and well-raised” yesAnyways, let’s get into today’s lecture ÌwàLiteral translation: Character, behaviorBut “ìwà” is much deeper. It refers ...