yɩfayɩfaadjuntrimmed, unhemmed edgesgagba fɔ giinyun gɩ̀ dɔ yɩfayɩfaThe edges of the shirt or dress are not hemmed.
yɩgɩ-yɩgɩfr. var.yɩbɩ-yɩbɩadvtender, smalldɩlɔn daafa ì we yɩgɩ-yɩgɩ, agbagya gɛtɛ waafwe ì we yɩgɩ-yɩgɩ fɔ n kɔlɔ ma gari gɛbɩsɩThe leaves of the dawadawa tree are small. A sieve with small holes is better.
yɩyɛfr. var.wula, dʋmavsuffer, worry, mournditele powu bɛɛ yɩyɛ boogyu diku, kara yɩyɛ aabi eè wura ɔkɛma, wɔ gɛkʋn gɩɩ dʋma wɔ okoro ɛɛ yɩyɛThe people are mourning the death of their chief. Don't worry, your child will be well again. He is suffering because his wound hurts.
yo1v2nshare, partyo kɔba fɔ tɛ bɔɔ bɛnyɔɔ; woyo, aayo, booyo, tiiyoShare the money between the two. his own, your own, their own, our own
yolifr. var.kpen-yoolivshout of victory/joy, hooting/shoutingbee yoli eyurikurilɛ fɔ, bebi bɛ nʋn dibonbo alɛ baà di bidi gɩsa fɔ bee yoliThe thief is being shouted at. Children are shouting because the gong-gong has been sounded and the yam festival will be celebrated tomorrow.
yoofr. var.oo, nnadvanswer to many greetings (yes, o.k)Yoo na nʋn, Yoo mɛ gɩnyan gɛtɛ à lenYes, I hear. O.K., go ahead to do what you want.
yoriyoriadjfresh leavesafa yoriyori gɛ bɛnɩ bee diPeople like fresh leaves.
yòrìyòrìadjvery waterygidifon giinyun gì we yòrìyòriThe immature part of fresh yam is very watery.
yoyo-yoyofr. var.yoo-yoo, heyi-heyingreat noise of voicesi kere ololo fɔ ɩ ya mɩn taa len yoyo-yoyo ɛkɩ nfanStop quarrelling, I don't want any noise here!
yɔ - checkvdefacate, to be weak, shed leavesSan ɔkpan wanɩ ma yɔ, miin koro gɩɩ yɔ mɩ, oyon fɔ wʋ yɔ afa, yɔ dɩmɩget the the gents to deficate, I am weak, the tree has shed the leaves, pass wind\flatulate
yɔgɔfr. var.ama-gʋtʋnnwell done!, relax!,Na nʋn alɛ aa sere diko, yɔgɔ-aaYou did a great job in putting the house up, well done!
yɔlafr. var.tɩyɛla(reward)vfill, rewardkɔkɔ butu yɔla gubun fɔ, kɔba gɛtɛ a tɛ mɩ lɛ Wurubwarɛ ɛ̀ yɔla wɔ̀.Fill the pot with water. May God reward you for the money you dashed me.
yɔlɔfr. var.gbiriginaa(weak patient), matʋmatʋ(soft food), warama(lower voice)adj, vbe weak, cheap, easy (M2,9), soft, respectful, lower, softenebi fɔ ɛ yɔ gɛlɛɛ ɛ yɔlɔ, nfan bɩrɛ anyandilɛ yɩɩ gɩyɛ gɩ̀ yɔlɔ, dɩpalɩ fɔ dɩ̀ yɔlɔ gʋsɔ, ebi ɛ̀ yɔlɔ fɔ bɛnɩ bee len wade, sɔhwɛ fɔ ɛ̀ yɔlɔ. yɔlɔ aanyun ebi fɔ ɛ fwa bʋdaThe child had diarrhoea so he is weak. The food is cheap here. The fufu is too soft. People like a respectful child. The exam is easy. Lower your voice for you may wake up the sleeping child.
yɔnfr. var.gbigi(plenty)adjbe full of, plenty of, fillbutu bʋ yɔn ankʋrɔn fɔ, anyandilɛ ɩ yɔn tɩɩlɛ.The barrel is full of water. We have plenty of food in our home.
yɔɔfr. var.gbɩ-yɔɔ, bʋyɔɔ, yɔbɩadvplentifulɛsʋgʋgyan fɔ ɛ̀ ba ayungu lɛ, e tiba amɔrɔ e wura abi lɛ yɔɔ.The lady has plenty of hair. After threshing, he had plenty of rice.