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How to say “husband” in Yorùbá

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
husband
Yorùbá translation
Ọkọ

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Mo fẹ́ lọ ra ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́ tèmi.

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Examples

Ó párí bí ọkọ alámàlà.

He's bald like an àmàlà seller's husband.

Ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ ti wà nílé ọkọ.

She is married

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

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