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How to say “body” in Yorùbá

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
body
Yorùbá translation
Ara

Hear it in a sentence

Ó ń jẹ ìka ara rẹ̀.

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Examples

Ara mi dá ṣáṣá

I'm healthy

Ara rẹ̀ ti funfun.

Her skin has turned white.

Akin pàtàkì ara ẹ̀.

Akin made himself useful.

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

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