Yorùbá · Nouns · Level 1

How to say “Wife” in Yorùbá

NounsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Wife
Yorùbá translation
Ìyàwó

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iyawo tobi bí Ọmọbinrin tó rẹwa

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Examples

Ó ti san owó orí ìyàwó.

He has paid the bride price.

Àpọ́n ṣì ni o, kò ì tíì gbé ìyàwó.

He's still single o, he hasn't yet married a bride.

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

“Wife” across Nigerian languages

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