Fún mi ní ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ẹja yẹn.
Give me one of those fish.
Yorùbá · Common Words · Level 1
How to say “one” in Yorùbá
Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
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Mo tí tọ́jú ọgbẹ́ ọkàn tí mo ní.
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Examples
Àtowóolówó àtowó-ẹni, kí ọ̀kan ṣáà má ti wọ́nni níbẹ̀.
Both somebody else's money and personal money, may we not lack whichever one (proverb on a final resort).
Ọkàn mi balẹ̀
I feel reassured
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