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How to say “god” in Yorùbá

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
god
Yorùbá translation
Ọlọ́run

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Ọlọ́run nìkan ló lè mu là á.

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Examples

Kí n tó kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ òtítọ́, mi ò gbà pé Ọlọ́run wà.

Before I learned the truth, I was an atheist.

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