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African Language Learning
Yoruba
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Lesson 1
Greetings
Basic greetings used every day in Yoruba. Yoruba is a tonal language — the marks above vowels show pitch (high, mid, low).
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🌍 Cultural Context
The Yoruba were among the most heavily enslaved peoples in the Atlantic trade. Their language and religion (Orisha worship) survived in Cuba (Santería/Lucumí), Brazil (Candomblé), and Trinidad (Shango). When you say 'Ẹ káàárọ̀,' you speak a language still alive in West Africa and across the diaspora.Yoruba
English
Ẹ káàárọ̀
Literally 'you are honored in the morning'
Good morning
Ẹ káàsán
Good afternoon
Ẹ káalẹ̀
Good evening
Báwo ni?
How are you?
Mō dárá
No word for 'am' needed — the verb dárá means 'to be well'
I am fine
Adúpẹ́
Thank you
Ẹ jọ̀ọ́
Please
Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni
Yes
Bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́
No