Yoruba Gender
This page discusses the gender in Yoruba. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.
Boy: ọmọkunrin
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Girl: ọmọbinrin
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Man: ọkunrin
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Woman: obinrin
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Father: baba
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Mother: mama
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Brother: aburo / ẹgbọn ọkunrin
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Sister: aburo / ẹgbọn obirin
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| Actor: akitọ |
| Actress: akirẹsi |
| Cat (m): ologbo |
| Cat (f): ologbo |
These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.
He is tall: O o ga.
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She is tall: O o ga.
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He is a short man: ọkunrin kukuru ni.
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She is a short woman: Obinrin kukuru ni.
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He is German: Jamani ni.
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She is German: Jamani ni.
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| Japanese men are friendly: Awọn ọkunrin japani yọ mọ enia. |
| Japanese women are friendly: Awọn obinrin japani yọ mọ enia. |
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