Yoruba Food Vocabulary-gctid23469

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

 

Nõkan Èèlò (Ingredients)	ìtúmö translation
aaka	hedgehog
adì÷	chicken
àdín	palm   kernel oil
àgùntàn	sheep
àgbàdo	corn
àgbêbö   adì÷	matured   hen
àgbæn	coconut
ajá	dog
àkùkæ	rooster
akàn	crab
àkàrà   òyìnbó	bread/cake
àlùbôsà	onions
à«áró	yam porridge
ata	pepper
ataare	guinea pepper
edé	shrimp
èlùbô	yam   flour
epo	oil   (in general)
epo   pupa	red (palm) oil
èso	fruit
èsúrú	yellow   yam
ewé	leaves
ewédu	a   type of green leafy vegetable
ewùrà	water   yam
ewúro	bitter leaf
ëfô	green   leafy vegetables
ëgê	cassava
ëfô   yánrin	greens   called yánrin
÷ja	fish
÷ja   kíká/÷ja gbígb÷	dried   fish
÷lêdë	pork/pig
ëpà	groundnut
÷ran	meat
÷rinlá	bull
ëwà	beans
ëwà   funfun / erèé	black-eyed   peas
ëwà   pupa	brown   beans
ëwà   sèsé	a   kind of white beans
÷wúrê	matured   she goat
÷y÷   ÷tù	guinea   hen
÷yin	eggs
gààrí	cassava   flour
gúgúrú	papped   corn
gbágùúdá	cassava
ìbêp÷	pawpaw
ìgbá	garden   eggs
ìgbín	snail
ìjàpá	tortoise
ilá	okra
ìrú	fermented   locust beans used for seasoning stew
i«u	yams
ìy÷fun   ìrëkê	sugar
ìy÷fun   ògìì	ògìì   powder used in making ëkæ
iyö	salt
máñgòrò	mango
obì	kola   nut
obì   àbàtà	Yorùbá   kola nuts
obì   ifin	white   kola nuts
òbúkæ	male   goat
olú	mushroom
orógbó	bitter   kola
òròró	vegetable   oil
oyin	honey
ögëdë   w÷÷r÷	bananas
ögëdë   àgbagbà	plantains
ækà   bàbà	guinea   corn
æsàn	orange
öyôyô	viscous   leafy plant used for soup
pêpêy÷	duck
«inkafa	rice   (note- borrowed from Haunited snakes)
tòlótòló	turkey

Oúnje Yoruba (Yoruba Food/Meals)	ìtúmö translation
àádùn	corn   cake
abódo	corn   pudding
àkàrà	fried   bean cake
àmàlà	food   made from yam flour
dòdò	fried   plantain
dùndú	fried   yam
ègbo   / èwó	cooked   mashed corn
èkuru	bean   cake
ëbà	food   made from cassava flour
ëb÷	yam   porridge
÷ja   àrö	smoked   catfish
ëkæ	food   made from corn
ësun   i«u	roasted   yam
÷yin   díndín	fried   eggs
iyán	pounded   yam
môínmôín/öölë	food   made with black-eyed peas
æbë   adì÷	chicken   stew
æbë   ewédu	ewedu   leaf stew
æbë   ëfô	greens   stew
æbë   ëgúnsí	ëgúnsí   seed stew
æbë   ÷ja	fish   stew
æbë   ÷lêdë	pork   stew
æbë   ÷ran	meat   stew
æbë   gbëgìrì	bean   stew
æbë   ilá	okra   stew
æbë   òrí	stew   cooked with shea butter
æbë   tòlótòló	turkey   stew
ögëdë   yíyan/bôölì	roasted   plantains
ògi	hot   cereal made from corn
pêtèkú	cooked   beans with yam porridge
«inkafa   (ìr÷sì) jôlôôfù	jollof   rice
wöwö   àgbàdo	cooked   corn to which small pieces of coconut are added

 
 

Ohun mimu (Drinks)	ìtúmö translation
àgbo	herbal   tea
÷mu	palm   wine
ògógóró	alcoholic   palm wine
omi	water
(omi)   æsàn	orange   juice
(omi)   èso àjara	grape   juice
omi   àgbæn	coconut   water
ætí	any   alcoholic beverage, e.g, beer
ætí   àgàdàgídí	plantain   wine
ætí   líle	hard   liquor
ætí   «ëkëtê	corn   wine
wàrà	milk
Oúnj÷ «í«÷ (Food Preparation)	ìtúmö translation
bá   ___ mu	to   fit ___
bò	to   cover
bó   eepo	to   remove the skin/to peel
dín	to   fry
fi   ___ bu sínú _____	to   dish ___ into ______
fi   ___ sínú	to   put ___ into
gé   ___si wêwê	to   cut something in small pieces
gún   iyán	to   pound yam
hó	to   boil
læ   ëwà	to   grind the beans
mú   ___kúrò	to   remove something
pò	to   mix
r÷   ëwà	to   soak beans
ro   àmàlà	to   prepare amala (by churning in pot)
ro   ëbà	to   prepare eba (by churning in pot)
sæ   ___ sínú	to   throw something into
tô   ___ wò	to   taste
wôn   iyö	to   sprinkle salt
yan	to   barbecue/roast

Ohun èèlò (Utensils)	ìtúmö translation
agbön	basket
agolo	can
àmúga/àgúnj÷	fork
àwo	a   plate
ëræ   ìse-oúnj÷	stove
ife	cup
ìgò	a   bottle
ìkòkò	pot
öb÷	knife
orí   iná	stove   top
orógùn	wooden   utensil for mixing ingredients in a cooking pot
«íbí	spoon

Àkókò ìj÷un (Meal times)	ìtúmö translation
oúnj÷   àárö	breakfast
oúnj÷   ösán	lunch
oúnj÷  alê	supper

Orí«irí«I Örö (miscellaneous)	ìtúmö translation
alásè	a   cook
dùn	to   be tasty
eepo	skin   (of fruit)
fi   ___ sí ÷nu	to   put in the mouth
gbígbôná	hot
ilé   ìdáná	kitchen
ilé-oúnj÷	restaurant
j÷   oúnj÷ ösán	to   eat lunch
j÷un	to   eat (used when what is being eaten is not mentioned)
mu	to   drink
orí   iná	on   the fire (for cooking)
oúnj÷	meal
oúnj÷   díndín	fried   food
oúnj÷kóúnj÷	any   food
æbë	soup
æjà	market
rí   múlômúlô	looks   smooth
sè	to   cook
se   oúnj÷	to   cook food
tútù	cool/cold/wet

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[Kala Kambon]

O se gan an ni! Ki o ko ami ohun sile!

Don't forget the tones!

 

[Awotunde]

STILL waiting on the tones Oluko. I would love to have them. In fact, I want to copy and paste them. Then I am going to start putting the labels on the items themselves as a learning reminder. I know the list is long and you are busy but I, and I assume some others, do await those tones.

odabo

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Òo, a good motivating factor would be to incorporate this list into a class for intro. I'll see if I can do that tomorrow or for next week's class.

Æbádélé

[Awotunde]

Beeni, this is good.

As a side note, I hate to continue to say things on this board in y.t.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Èmi náà!