Yorùbá · Adjectives · Level 1

How to say “Black” in Yorùbá

AdjectivesLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Black
Yorùbá translation
Dúdú

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ọṣẹ dúdú ni mo fí wẹ̀

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Examples

Ẹyẹ yẹn dúdú

That bird is black

Aṣọ wo lẹ fẹ́ rà? Dúdú ni mo fẹ́.

Which textile do you want to buy? I want the black one.

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

“Black” across Nigerian languages

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