Yoruba Body Parts
This is a list of body parts in Yoruba. This can enable you describe parts of the human body with ease. We focused on the main used ones.
Mouth: ẹnu
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Nose: imu
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Tongue: Ahọ́n
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Teeth: Ẹ̀yin
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Ear: eti
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Eye: oju
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Face: oju
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Head: ori
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Neck: Ọrùn
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Arm: Apá
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Shoulder: Èjìká
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Chest: Àyà
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Back: Ẹ̀yìn
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Fingers: Awon ika owo
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Feet: atelese
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Hair: irun
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| Hand: owo |
| Heart: okan |
| Leg: ẹsẹ |
| Stomach: Ikùn |
These samples show how body parts are used in Yoruba. You will learn how to use nouns (parts of the body) with adjectives and prepositions (such as the preposition "with").
She has beautiful eyes: Ojú rẹ̀ rẹwà
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You hear with your ears: Etí rẹ ni o fi ngbọ́ràn
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We see with our eyes: Ojú wa ni a fi nriràn
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I smell with my nose: Mo nfi imú mi gbóórùn
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| He feels with his hand: Ó nfi ọwọ́ rẹ̀ kàn nkan |
| She tastes with her tongue: Ó nfi ahọn rẹ̀ tọ́ nnkan wò |
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