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Àbígb|yìn       

Abímb<lá

Adéfúnké        

Adék}mi         

Adelaja           

Adéníran         

Adéníyì           

Adéògún         

Adévlá

Adérónk}                   

Adéycmi         

Adéyínká        

Adó Èkìtì                     

Àqàlaqà      

Agboolé        

Ak}kz<           

Akínwálé

Ak<bí              

Aláàánú

Aláboyún        

Aládúgbò        

Alàgbà            

Aláìsí              

Àna                 

Àpáta              

Àpapz             

Arábìnrin         

Arákùnrin       

Àxc o              

Àti                   

Àwòjúwe        

Àwòrán

 Ayé                 

Ayétòrò          

Àyzdèjì           

Bàbá               

Bàba bàbá      

Bàba màmá   

Bámijí             

Báyìí               

Bcc                 

Bí ó til| j} wípé  

Bo bá              

Bùrzdá

Dàbí                

Dàgbà            

Dí|                  

Dvla                

Dùn                

Èdùmàrè        

{gb<n             

Èmi                             

Èrò                 

C xé                

Èyí                  

Cbí                  

Ck< òxèlú       

Cnik}ni           

Fadérera

Fálvlá 

Fáník|}         

Fáxèyí

F|hìntì            

F}l|l|             

F}                   

Fi                    

Fìdítì                

Gan an ni       

G}g}              

Gbádégcsin   

gbó                 

Gbogbo          

Ìbàdàn            

Ìdí                   

Ìdílé                 

Ìjìnl}                

Inú                  

Il|                   

Ilé ìwé             

Ilú                   

Ìlvra                

Ìrìn                  

Ìt<jú                

Ìwádìí  

Ìyá                  

Ìyàálé             

Ìyáàfin            

Ìyekan            

Jalè                

Jìjv                  

Jù                   

Jzw<              

Káàbv             

Kan náà          

Keji                 

Kékeré                       

Kéré               

K}yìn              

Kò burú          

 K<x}               

Kúùrzl}           

Laàná             

L}gb|}             

L}wà              

L}yìn náà       

L<gbà             

L<la                

Lóòt<              

L<w<              

M}fà                 

M}jv               

Méjìlá              

M}ta               

Màma             

Màma bàbá                

Màma màmá             

M}r||rin         

M}rin              

M}rìnlélógún              

M}tccta          

Míràn                          

Nàìjíríà            

Níbo (ni)?       

Nìkan              

Nix}                

Nísisìyí           

Nìkan              

Nítorí wípé      

Òbí                             

Vdúnayz        

Zgb}ni                       

Ojó                 

 Vj<                 

Olólùf}            

Olúdámiláre   

Olúr|mí(l}kún)           

Olúxvlá           

Olúwálé          

Òndó              

Onímzm<       

Onít|l<rùn      

Oníwè m}wàá            

Ó tì                 

Òun                

Oyèbimpé      

Oyèdéjì           

Oyèládùn       

Oyinlvla          

Oyèqonju      

Zdz                

Vjà                 

Zjzgb<n           

Ojú                 

Vkv                

Zkánlàw<n     

Vl<rz              

Vl<run            

Olóyè             

Vmvdé           

Vmv àbúrò mama

Zmvbaba        Vmvbìnrin      

Vmvkùnrin     

Vmvge           

Vmv vmv       

 Vmvzya         

Vmvlayz        

Vmvl|yc        

Vmvlolú         

Vkùnrin          

Omidan          

Vp}                

Zr} rc             

Zrc kòríkòsùn            

Orúkv             

Pàdé               

Pátápátá         

P|lú                

Péré               

Pèsè               

Púpv               

Pur<               

Ràn___l<w<     

Rere               

Rcwa              

R<mvk}         

Xeun               

Sv                     

Xàgámù         

Xùgb<n           

Tabi                

Tádé               

Tani?              

Táyz               

Tà                   

T|lé                

Tèmít<p}        

Tìrc                 

 Títí                  

Ti yin              

Títílayz

Tóbi                

Tolú                

Tòót<              

Tóyìn              

Wí                   

Wipe               

Yà                   

Ycn                 

Yéwándé

Yunifásítì        

Yókù               

                         

 

 

Last born child in a family          

(I was) Born into wealth (personal name)

The crown gave me to pamper (female personal name)

The crown pampers me (female personal name)

The crown settles a quarrel (personal name)

The crown has heritage (personal male name)

The crown has honor (personal male name)

Crown of ògún (god of iron)/crown is not trouble free (name)

The crown of wealth (personal female name)

Crown has found something to pamper (personal female name)  

The crown suits me (personal name)

The crown surrounds me (personal name)

A city in southwestern Nigeria

Elder/grown up/adult

Household/family compound

Student

Warrior/valor has come home (personal male name)

First born child

Compassionate person/used to refer to “good Samaritan”

Pregnant woman

Neighbors

Elder (male)

Dead (literally ‘not existing/around’)

In-laws

Hill/rock

Total/all together

Mrs.

Master

So be it/amen

And

Pictorial description/illustration

Picture/photograph/painting

 Life/World

A town in Southwestern Nigeria

Joy has doubled (personal male name)

Father

Paternal grandfather

Maternal grandfather

Wake up with me (personal name)

As of now/presently

Like that

Even though

If (s/he)/whenever

Brother/term of respect for an elder brother or male cousin

Like/it’s like/it seems

To grow up or mature (di àgbà)

Little

Till tomorrow (di ola)

Sweet/ delicious

God

Older sibling

I          

Thoughts

Thanks

This

Family

Political Science

Whoever/ anybody

Use the crown to show off (personal female name)

Ifá (the oracle) has wealth (personal name)

Ifá (the oracle) has care (personal female name)

Ifá (the oracle) makes this one (personal name)

Depend on/ rest back upon/ to retire

Name of a popular street in Ibadan, Nigeria

To marry/ to want

To use (to do something)

A town in Southwestern Nigeria

A lot

Just as/ As also

Carry the crown onto the horse (personal male name)

Old/ raggedy

Every

City in Southwestern Nigeria

Reason

Extended family

Traditional/ classic

Inside/ inside the stomach

Land

School

Town

A town in Southwest Nigeria

Walk or journey

Care

Investigation/research

Mother

First wife/oldest female (female family head)

Woman of the house (wife)

Relative/extended family members

To steal

Together (to do…)

Most/ too much

Please

Welcome

Same thing

Second

Small/young

To be small/small

To be last

not bad (okay)

 To learn a trade/ training

Good Evening

(at) Yesterday

By the side

To have beauty

After that

At the compound/ campus

(at) Tomorrow

Truthfully/in truth

At hand/presently

Six (things)

Eight (things)

Twelve (things)

Three (things)

Mother

Paternal grandmother

Maternal grandmother

All four (of them)

Four (things)

Twenty four (things)

All three (of them)

Another/different

Nigeria

Where?

Only/alone

To have a job

At this moment/right now

Only/alone/sole

Because

Parents          

Year/festival of joy (personal name)

Mister (Mr.)

Name meaning child born with umbilical cord round his neck.

 day

Lover

God has exonerated me (personal name)

God has ceased (my tears) (personal name)

God provides wealth (personal name)

God/the main one has come home (personal male name)

Name of a state in Nigeria

Name of a household (in Ilora, Oyo State, Nigeria)

Content person/not greedy

Secondary school/grammar school/high school

No

He/she/it

Chieftaincy gave birth to me complete (personal female name)

Title has become doubled (personal male name)

Title has sweetness (personal female name)

Honey/sweet is wealth (personal female name)

Title has/is matured (personal female name)

Someone’s place/surrounding/area/space

Market place/wares

Professor

Eyes

Husband

One stands out of many (personal male name)

Wealthy person

God (literally ‘owner of the heavens’)

Chief

Young child/juvenile

Cousin (maternal)      

Half sibling (paternal)

Female/female child

Male/male child

Young woman/girl

Grand child

Half sibling (maternal)

A child is (a thing of) joy (personal name)

A child is (a thing of) honor (personal male name)

A child is the key/ main thing (personal male name)

Man/boy/male

Miss (young or unmarried lady)

Thanks/appreciation (also a unisex name)

Your friend

Best friends

Name

To meet/meet

All/all together/overall

With

Only

To provide

Many/a lot

To lie

To help or assist ___

Good/goodness

To be beautiful/pretty

Found a child to pamper (female praise name)

Thank you

To say

A town in Southwestern Nigeria

But

Or

Equal to the crown (Tó + adé) (personal name)

Who is?

Equal to joy (personal name)

To sell

To follow or come next

Mine (my situation) warrants praise (to God) (personal name)

Yours

 Until/forever/for a while

(of) Yours

Joy is forever (personal female name)

To be big/big/large

That of God (Ti + Olú) (personal name)

Truthful

Worthy to be praised (personal name)

To say

To say that

To separate/to set apart

That

Mother has sought me (on her) return (personal female name)

University

Remaining/others/the rest

 


 

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