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Hear the melody in every Yoruba word.
In Yoruba, pitch changes meaning. Look words up, learn to say them, and understand the proverbs and names that carry the culture — free, with teachers when you want them.
Try water, oko, good morning — you don't need to type tone marks.
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ọkọ̀
vehicle — tones: mid · low
Pitch alone changes the word. Every word on this site shows its tone line, so you can see the melody before you say it.
méjì
two (how many)Mo ní ọmọ méjì. — I have two children.Proverb of the day · ÒweAwaiting linguist reviewBí ọmọdé bá ṣubú, á wo iwájú; bí àgbà bá ṣubú, á wo ẹ̀yìn.“When a child falls, it looks ahead; when an elder falls, they look back.”Experience teaches us to look for the cause of our mistakes.Level 1 · Foundations
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