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How to say “dog” in Yorùbá

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
dog
Yorùbá translation
Ajá

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Mo fẹ́ràn ológbò ju ajá lọ.

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Examples

Ojú ajá ti rọ̀

The dog is tamed

ajá mi re èyinì

That is my dog

Mo rí ajá rẹ níjẹrin.

I saw your dog three days ago.

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

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