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    This document provides an introduction to greetings in the Yoruba language. It begins by listing the chapter objectives which are to learn how to greet people, about Yoruba verbs and pronouns, and the use of negation and interrogatives. It then provides vocabulary lists of nouns, noun phrases, verbs, and other expressions related to greetings. The main lesson explains that "Ku" is used as a greeting regardless of the time of day, and provides examples of greetings incorporating the time, weather, or someone's activity. When greeting elders, an honorific pronoun is used and a girl kneels or boy prostrates. Wives sometimes address their husbands using their child's name.

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    COERLL - Yorúbà Yé Mi Page 22 CC – 2012 The University of Texas at Austin

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    Chapter 1 - Orí Kìíní | GREETINGS
    OBJECTIVES:
    In this chapter you will learn:
    -How to greet people
    - About Yorùbá verbs
    -The use of negation ‘kò’
    -About Yorùbá pronouns
    - The use of interrogatives ‘Kí ni ‘and ‘»é’
    Orí Kìíní (Chapter 1) Àwæn örö (Vocabulary)
    COERLL - Yorúbà Yé Mi Page 24 CC – 2012 The University of Texas at Austin
    Àwæn örö (Vocabulary)
    Nouns
    àgbàdo corn
    a«æ clothing
    bàbá father
    bôölù ball
    eré play
    ÷mu palm wine
    ÷yin egg
    Ìbàdàn a city in south western Nigeria
    ilé house
    ìr÷sì rice
    kóòkì Coke
    môínmôín a meal made from black-eyed peas
    Ögbêni Mr.
    olùkô teacher
    æmæ child
    orúkæ name
    owó money
    æbë stew
    Noun Phrases
    aagoo yín your clock/wristwatch
    a dúpê thank you
    a«æö r÷ your clothes
    bàbáa Fúnmi Fúnmi’s father
    iléè rë his/her house
    ìwéè mi my book
    o «é thank you
    ó tì no
    owóo wæn their money
    æjô ìbí birthday
    æköæ wa our vehicle

    Orí Kìíní (Chapter 1) Àwæn örö (Vocabulary)


    COERLL - Yorúbà Yé Mi Page 25 CC – 2012 The University of Texas at Austin
    Verbs
    gbá to kick
    fê to want
    gbé to live
    j÷un to eat
    kàwé to read a book
    mu to drink
    ní to have
    Verb Phrases
    báwo ni? how are you? / how are things?
    Conjunctions
    «úgbôn but
    tàbí or
    Interrogatives
    kí ni? what?
    kí ni nõkan? how are things?
    «é àlàáfíà ni? how are you/ how are things?
    «é dáadáa ni? how are you? How are things?
    «é nõkan ñ læ? are things are going well?
    «é wà á jókòó? would you like to sit down?
    Other Expressions
    àlàáfíà ni fine/I am fine/ things are fine/peace
    dáadáa ni I am fine
    káàbö o you are welcome
    kó o kí wæn greet them (members of your family)
    mo kàn sáré wá kí ÷ ni I quickly came to say ‘hi’ to you
    ó rë mí díë I am a little tired

    Orí Kìíní (Chapter 1) Ëkô Kìíní (Lesson 1)


    COERLL - Yorúbà Yé Mi Page 26 CC – 2012 The University of Texas at Austin
    Lesson 1 - Ëkô Kìíní:
    Ìkíni (Greetings)
    Greeting people is an important aspect of Yorùbá culture. ‘Kú’ is an expression used for greetings
    by Yorùbá people regardless of the time of day. However, in order to express good night, Yorùbá
    people will rather say ‘ó dààárö.’ Some examples are found below:
    A. Kú + time of the day:
    kú + àárö  káàárö good morning
    kú + ösán  káàsán good afternoon
    kú + ìrölê  kúùrölê good early evening
    kú + alê káalê
     good evening
    B. Kú + weather:
    kú + òtútù  kú òtútù a greeting said when the
    kú + æyê kú æyê
    kú + òjò
     kú òjò
    weather is cold
    kú +ögìnnìntìn  a greeting for the
     Harmattan Season
    a greeting for the rainy
    season
    kú ögìnnìntìn a greeting for damp
    weather
    C. Kú can also be used in other circumstances:
    kú + i«ê
     kúu«ê a greeting said to someone working
    kú + ìjókòó
    kú + ìsinmi  kúùjókòó a greeting said to someone seated
     kúùsinmi a greeting said to someone resting or to someone
    on Sunday
    D. ‘Kú’ is also used as a greeting during festivities such as New Year, Christmas, birthday,
    and anniversaries.
    kú + ædún  kú ædún a
    greeting said to someone during
    festivities(for example, happy new year /
    birthday, merry Christmas)
    When one is greeting an older person such as a father, mother, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, teacher
    or any other people that is older, one makes use of the honorific pronoun ‘÷’ to show respect. For
    example, to greet one’s father or mother in the morning, one will say ¿ káàárö o, bàbá’ or ÷
    káàárö o màmá. The response will be káàárö o. A girl kneels down, while a boy prostrates to
    greet the older ones. For a friend or a younger sibling, the response will also be káàárö o. Women
    address their husbands by using the name of one of their children. If a child’s name is Tádé, the
    mother will address her husband as Bàbáa Tádé. The same principle applies when Tádé’s mother
    will be addressed as Màmáa Tádé. But in westernized Yorùbá families, some wives address their
    husbands by their first names.
    Orí Kìíní (Chapter 1) Ëkô Kìíní (Lesson 1)
    COERLL - Yorúbà Yé Mi Page 27 CC – 2012 The University of Texas at Austin

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