Yoruba Plural
This page provides information about the plural in Yoruba. Below is a list of singular (one) and plural (many) words, listed side by side.
Woman: obinrin
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Women: awon arabirin
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Language: édé
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Languages: awon édé
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Man: ọkunrin
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Men: awon ọkunrin
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Country: ìlú
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Countries: awon ìlú
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Boy: omokunrin
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Boys: awon omokunrin
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Lake: adagun omi
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Lakes: awon adagun omi
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| Girl: omobirin |
| Girls: awon omobirin |
| Pen: kalamu |
| Pens: awon kalamu |
These examples show a sentence with both singular and plural forms. The list includes the use of nouns, numbers and pronouns.
I visited one country: Mo lọ si ilu kan.
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She visited three countries: O lọ si ilu meta.
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She has one sister: O ni aburo obinrin kan.
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He has two sisters: O ni aburo obinrin meji.
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| We speak two languages: Mo so ede meji. |
| They speak four languages: Mo nso ede merin. |
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