Yorùbá · Nouns · Level 1

How to say “King” in Yorùbá

NounsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
King
Yorùbá translation
Ọba

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Ọba pín obi pẹlu àwọn olóyè rẹ

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Examples

Ọba òun ùjòyè wà núlùú.

The monarch and the chiefs are in the city.

Ọba wọn pa àṣẹ fún wa.

Their king gave us an order.

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

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