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Started by Samuel Ata Kwabena Ma'at, Oct 21, 2017, 06:27 PM

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Oct 21, 2017, 06:27 PM
Mo kí yín.

Kí ni ìtúmọ̀ "tótó o..." ni èdè òyìnbó?  I know it is a way to show respect to elders, but how does it translate, for example the context:

"Tótó o, àgbà, ó ṣe bíi òwe".

Ẹ ṣeun síwájú.
Oct 25, 2017, 07:28 AM #1
QuoteHi Free-quency;253794 wrote: Mo kí yín.

Kí ni ìtúmọ̀ "tótó o..." ni èdè òyìnbó?  I know it is a way to show respect to elders, but how does it translate, for example the context:

"Tótó o, àgbà, ó ṣe bíi òwe".

Ẹ ṣeun síwájú.
Òo,

Kò sí irú ọ̀rọ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀yẹn ní èdè/àṣà òyìnbó tí a ní láti sọ nígbà tí a pa òwe níwájú àgbà. Àmọ́, nínú irú gbólóhùn báyìí, a lè sọ pé ìtúmọ̀ rẹ̀ ni "please excuse me/excuse my language."

Kò tọ́pẹ́ o.
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Oct 27, 2017, 06:59 PM #2
QuoteObadele Kambon;254158 wrote: Òo,

Kò sí irú ọ̀rọ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀yẹn ní èdè/àṣà òyìnbó tí a ní láti sọ nígbà tí a pa òwe níwájú àgbà. Àmọ́, nínú irú gbólóhùn báyìí, a lè sọ pé ìtúmọ̀ rẹ̀ ni "please excuse me/excuse my language."

Kò tọ́pẹ́ o.
Ó dáa. Ò yé mi nísisíyì.

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