▷ Meet the Dictionary of Phrases and Sayings《In Yoruba》✔️

each word has an accent on its last or penultimate syllable. This is so that it can be understood and easy to learn by non-speaking foreigners. He emphasis and tone It is similar to the Chinese language. The letter “and” It has a pronunciation that is very similar to the letter “i” in the United States. The “ñ”, like many countries it is not used. This letter is replaced by the “and”.

Abel: Holy.
Abo: means moor.
Abiku: It is a spectrum that travels through various dimensions and is characterized by causing infants to die suddenly.
Achelu: this word is used to identify detectives.
Acoka: myocardium.
add: It refers to the crown that queens and kings wear on their heads.
aiku: With this word you can wish a person a lot of health.
Awo: This term refers to that expert who is a santero of Ifá.
Slime: means dad.
drool me: This is an expression used to say “my father”.
Lower the saint: It is used to refer to that person who will be visited by a saint.
Bilomgo: it is a type of cult in which a deity kills a person.
Bopa: It is the offering to the goddess of the seas.
basket holder: It is the place where the receptacles of the gods are kept.
Ocha Houses: This is an impersonal temple in which the Orishas are crowned and worshiped.
Eat: It refers to feeding the saint.
Crossed: it is when the different saints of different religions intertwine.
Cue cue ye: animal known as a duck.
Dakoduro: It is the quality that stands out the most from Yemaya.
Diloggun: It is a method that works through snails to guess the destiny of a person.
dun dun: means everything free of light.
Ebbó: It is a type of sacrifice that is made for a deity either to ask for something or simply to satisfy it.
Egbado: They are those people who have their origin from some tribe of Africa.
Eggun: those specters of death that have no life.
Eiyé: birds.
I swear: giraffe.

Gbóngo – Igi ki dájjiij: The translation of this phrase is “The vine of the trees will never give you shade for your person.”
You have tremendous Ashe!: This phrase is usually said to people who are very lucky or who have emerged victorious from some situation, since its translation from Yoruba means luck, protection, a gift, development and granted virtue.
Say the nojóórí ékú: this means that “The rat eats part by part”.
He who messes with me, messes with Shango: The explanation for this would be that the one who seeks to have a conflict with a person devoted to Shango, Orisha will have it on fire because Shango always protects the one who respects him.
Iberú ie faá iku ara tabi ti emi: The translation of this phrase is “Fear of the unknown leads to an early death.”
Ówó atí ése lo se pátákí fún árá: its translation is “Both hands and feet belong to our complete being.”
Awon ti won according to ota ko shun ti yió fá iberu ota: This phrase means “If you defeat your internal enemy, you should not fear those outside.”

all with time it’s over. Ear does not pass head. Who has a godfather is baptized. Being respectful, humble, and responsible will bring you well-being. If the ship is without movement you must put it in circulation. The one who believes himself to be the messiah comes out on a cross. Nobody is your friend everyone separates. Everyone pairs up in the graveyard. dog not eat dog. Look, listen and shut up. Ashe for the Osha and Ashé for you. Ofun Melli “Never forget your mother in front of a woman”. Otura Say “The one who is standing is surrounded by the whole world, the one who is fallen no one knows”. Many are the roads that lead to heaven. The dog has four legs and take only one path: This saying refers to the fact that each one of us must learn to make decisions for our own good, that is, choose the good path over the bad one.