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How to say “parent” in Yorùbá

Common WordsLevel 2 · Easy
English
parent
Yorùbá translation
Òbí

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Ṣe iwọ ni o bù àwọn òbí mi?

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Examples

Òbí rẹ̀ ti sapá gidigidi láti pèsè oúnjẹ fún un.

Her parents have tried so hard to provide food for her.

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

“parent” across Nigerian languages

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