Yorùbá · Nouns · Level 1

How to say “River” in Yorùbá

NounsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
River
Yorùbá translation
Odò

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O gbọ́dọ̀ lọ sí ibi odò ìwẹ̀

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Examples

Odò ti ya wọ oko.

The river has flooded into the fields.

Ta ló jù ú sínú odò?

Who threw it into the river?

Mo fi ọ̀rọ̀ náà sí odò inú mi.

I kept the matter deep inside me.

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

“River” across Nigerian languages

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