Chapter 4 - Or Krin | WHAT TIME DO WE MEET?

OBJECTIVES:
In this chapter you will learn:
- How to express quantity using ml
- How to ask time using ml
- How to express your age using ml
- Colors in Yorb Culture

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) wn r ( Vocabulary )

wn r ( Vocabulary )

Nouns
d charcoal
ew leaf (green color)
gr cassava grains

Noun Phrases
ibi j-b birthday venue
sn gb adults worship
sn md childrens service/worship

Verbs
br to start
d to arrive
f to want/wish
j to wake up
l to go
ma will
n to have
w to come
w to be or to exist

Verb Phrases
b mi er play with me
gb il to sweep the floor
jun sn to eat lunch
jun al to eat dinner
j k pd let us meet
s fn to tell(e.g. someone)

Adjectives
bl blue
dd black
funfun white
pnk pink

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) wn r ( Vocabulary )

yn that
yl yellow

Adverbs
bi / b like
d a little
ganan ni a lot (very)
kk just

Conjunctions
t..b if
ntor p because

Prepositional phrases
n yn s at the end of the week
n d Akin at Akins place
ljoojm everyday
lyn n following that /after that

Interrogatives
Ngb wo ni ? when?

Other Expressions
dra thats fine
funfun b er It is white like ashes (grey)
Olr l mrk The President of the United States of
America
m dn ml? how old?
O thank you
ti p j It is too late
ti y j It is too early

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

Lesson 1 - k Kn
The Interrogative Ml

Remember how to count from 1 10, as we already learned in Chapter 2 and as found below under
numbers. Cardinals act like adjectives they follow the noun that they describe and answer the
question ml? how many?

Numbers Cardinals English

okan kan one
ej mj two
ta mta three
rin mrin four
arnn mrnn five
f mf six
eje mje seven
j mj eight
snn msnn nine
w mw ten
oknl mknl eleven
ejl mjl twelve

For example:

w ml ni w n ori tbl? How many books are on the table?

One will respond by using the cardinal:
w mta ni w lri tbl There are three books on the table.

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

Also, the numbers in between the multiples of 10 will take an m before them.
For example:
m mtdnlgn seveenteen children
ga mj two chairs
w mtl thirteen books

However, we do not say *ga mkan one chair

One would rather say ga kan

Below are examples of multiples of ten:

ogn yw twenty wives

dta gb fifty times
grnn dn hundred years
gt il sixty houses
gbn nyn two hundred people
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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

I e 1
Write out the following in Yorb.

B pr:
80 people grin nyn
13 books w mtl

1. 18 houses

2. 38 pencils

3. 62 tables

4. 40 students

5. 80 pencils

6. 75 schools

7. 54 children

8. 46 teachers

9. 20 computers

10. 6 desks

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

I e 2
Remember the verbs n (to have), f (to want/to wish), w (to be or to exist)
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. w ml ni o n?

2. m ml ni bm, olr orl-d mrk, b(to give birth to)?

3. br ml ni o n?

4. Il ml ni o f?

5. pnl ml ni o w n orl-d mrk?

6. pnl ml ni w n orl-d Njr?

7. Kpt ml ni w nnu klsi Yorb r?

8. Akk obnrin ml ni w nnu kls Yorb r?

9. Akk knrin ml ni w nnu kls Yorb r?

10. Ptk kw ml ni w nnu klsi Yorb r?

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

I e 3
In pairs, a student should ask his or her partner the number of peoplemen, women, or
children in that partners family, with the partner responding. Students take turns.

1. A.
B.

2. A.
B.

3. A.
B.

4. A.
B.

5. A.
B.

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

Lesson 2 - k Kej
Aago ml ni l? ( What time is it?)
Remember in Chapter One we discussed how to distinguish
between a.m. and p.m.

r from about 4:00am to 11:59 am

sn from about noon to 4:59 pm
rl from about 5:00 pm to 6:59 pm
al from about 7:00 pm to 10:00 or 11:59 pm

Other expressions of time:

b = half (or 30 minutes past the hour) as in aago kan b ru =1:30 am

Ku = to or less than the hour as in aago mta sn ku ogn j = 2:40pm
Kj = past/after as in aago mf rl kj j mta = 6:03pm

Other expressions:

ti p j = It is too late
ti y j =It is too early

Different times of the day such as r, sn, rl, and al express how we distinguish time(aago).
See exercises below and write down the indicated times.

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

I e 1
Complete the following exercices. The first one has been done for you.

1. aago kan sn = 1pm

2. aago mj ru =

3. aago mjl sn =

4. aago kan b ru =

5. aago mf rl kj j mta =

6. aago mje al ku j mw =

7. aago mta sn ku ogn j =

8. aago mrnn r kj j mrnndnlgn =

9. aago mjl ru =

10. aago mrin r =

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

srgbs (Dialogue)
Lyn jde il-w
Jm: Fy, w w k mi n pin s, n
j k?
Fy: N aago ml ni o f k n w? ma
dra n sn ntor p mo ma l s
sn md n aago msnn b
r. Lyn n, n aago mwa, sn
gb ma br.
Jm: (mi n), n aago mrnn rl, mo
l s ibi j b r mi kan.
Fy: j bi ta ni?
Lyn jde il-w, Jm b Fy sr
Jm: j b Akin mym.

Fy: Rr o, aago mta ni j b Akin yn.

T o b l n aago mrnun, w kn
l gb il ni!
Jm: O e kk j k pd n d Akin.
w s fn wn b r?
Fy: Ngb wo ni o ma d d Akin?
Jm: Bi aago mta b sn.
Fy: dra, dgb kan n.

I e 2
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences
1. Aago ml ni Jm ma d d Akin?
2. Ta ni Fy?
3. j bi ta ni Fy ti Jm f l?
4. Ta ni Akin mym?
5. Aago ml ni Fy ma l s sn md?

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

I e 3
Aago ml ni l lr wn aago wny?
What time is it on the following clocks?

1) 2) 3)
11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4
7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5

4) 5) 6)
11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 4 4
8 8
7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5

7) 8) 9)
11 12 1 11 12
10 2
1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 4
8 8 4
7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5

10) 11) 12)

11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 100 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4
7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

Ma + Time

I e 4
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

B pr:
Aago ml ni kls de Gs r ma br?
Aago mw r ni kls de Gs mi ma br.

1. Aago ml ni kls de Yorb r ma br?

________________________________________________________
2. Aago ml ni o ma j ljojm?
________________________________________________________
3. Aago ml ni o ma j ouj sn?
________________________________________________________
4. Aago ml ni o ma j ouj al?
________________________________________________________
5. Aago ml ni o ma sn n al?
________________________________________________________
6. Aago ml ni kls r kk br n j k?
________________________________________________________
7. Aago ml ni gbogbo kls r par n j lms?
________________________________________________________
8. K ni o ma e n aago mta sn n j Md?
________________________________________________________
9. K ni o ma e n aago msnn al n j Jm?
________________________________________________________
10. K ni o ma e n aago mje r n j s?
________________________________________________________

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

I e 5
w ti r r, fn ara yn gb t nkkan nnu yn l s kls ti w p kls wo ni?
You and your friend, tell each other what time you go to class and what class you have.

B pr:
Dp: Aago ml ni kls Blj r ma br n j
Tsde?
Tsn: Aago mj ni.

Dp: K ni o n ni aago mrin?

Tsn: Mo n Kmsr.

Dp: _______________________

Tsn: _______________________

I e 6
y ni t kk i ad fn s kan
This is ades schedule for the week.

kk Aj gun jr jb t
9 -1 0 de Gs ir Fss ir

1 0- 1 1 ir Fss Potog Potog

Farans
1 1- 1 2 de Gs Fss ir de Gs

1 2 -1 Fss Yorb Kmsr

1- 2 Blj Kmsr de Gs Yorb Kmsr

2- 3 Yorb Farans Yorb Farans Fss

3- 4 ir de Gs Farans

4- 5 Kmsr Potog Potog Yorb

5- 7 Lb Lb

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

Dhn wn br wny.
Answer the following questions.

1. Ml ni pap gbogbo i t ad e ls?

2. I wo ni ad n lago mw r j aj?
3. T b di jr n aago msnn r, ad ma w nn kls wo?
4. Wkt ml ni ad fi e de Gs n s?
5. j ad n i kankan n j bmta?

I e 7
Using the exercise 3 above, prepare your class schedule using Yorb language. Indicate
the time you have each class and who your teachers are. Below, you will find a list of
courses to help you. If your course is not listed, ask your teacher.
Blj Biology
Kmsr Chemistry
Fss Physics
de Farans French language
de Spn Spanish language
k npa l Government
Lgsk Linguistics
de Gs English
Lb Lab work
de Yorb Yorb language
de Potog Portuguese language
k tn History
Saiklj Psychology
Sosilj Sociology
k nipa r l Political Science
k npa r aj Economics
Ltr Literature

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

I e 8
Par srgbs y npa llo wn kk ti u Yorb (Gblhn mjl s
mrnndnlgn).
Complete the short dialogue below using time and Yoruba calendar (12-15 sentences).
Ldi pe Knl p k w gb bl pl un.
Ldi invites Knl to play soccer with him.
Ldi: Knl, w w s ile wa lti w gb bl n rl la?
Knl: dra. M s fn mm mi. Aago ml ni k n w?
Ldi: N aago mrnn b rl. M ma ret r o.
Knl: _______________________
Ldi: _______________________
I e 9
W wn r wny
Look for these words in the puzzle below. Pay attention to the tones!
d gs ir kmsr fss farans lgsk lb potog ltr

l i t i r e k m s r
d d f a r a n s b i s l l
g e f i s i i s m r o s
e d e p o t k o s i
g e b o h i l a s u n g
i r r t l a b r
s g u n u o l e d e g
k e i m s i l g b a l s
f i s r i s l m b
r u l a d s i t a m g j
g e s l i k a f u n k
l a b d e k e b r b n i
d s l b n h m g
s e i b u l i t i r e
f s s n s i d f l

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

I e 10 Scenarios
In pairs, create your own dialogue on planning on eating in a restaurant.

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

Lesson 3 - k Kta:
Asking for Age
When you want to ask how old you will ask: m dn ml? For example, if you want to
ask how old Tmi is, you will ask: m dn mlo ni Tmi?
And the response:
m dn mj ni Tmi.
Tmi is 2 years old.

Telling how old you are

Tnd f m npa j-or wn bi Ym.
Tnd wants to know how old Yms family members are.

srngbs (Dialogue)

Ym, m dn ml ni ?
m dn mjdnlgn ni m.
m dn ml ni bb r?
m dn mtllgj ni wn.
m dn ml ni mm r?
m ogj dn ni wn.
m dn ml ni bro bb r?
m gbn dn ni wn.
Tnd f m npa j-or wn bi Ym.
m dn ml ni gbnn r?
Tnd wants to know how old
m ogn dn ni wn. Yms family members are.

m dn ml ni br r?
m dn mrndnlgn ni.

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 1
Dhn awn br wny npa llo pr t w n sl y.
Follow this pattern below to answer the following questions.

B pr:

m dn ml ni gbnn r? 30 years old

m gbn dn ni gbnn mi.

1. m dn ml ni bb r? 70 years old
___________________________________________________________
2. m dn ml ni t r? 34 years old
___________________________________________________________
3. m dn ml ni mma bb r? 97 years old
____________________________________________________________
4. m dn ml ni w? 19 years old
__________________________________________________________
5. m dn ml ni r r? 21 years old
__________________________________________________________

I e 2
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
B pr:

m dn ml ni br r?
m ogn dn ni br mi.

m dn ml ni m r?
m dn mjllgn ni m mi.

1. m dn ml ni bb r?
2. m dn ml ni mm r?
3. m dn ml ni bba bb r?
4. m dn ml ni bba mm r?
5. m dn ml ni gbn tb br r?

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 3
Dhn awn br wny npa llo pr t w n sl y.
Follow this pattern below to answer the following questions.

B pr:

Tt--16years old.
j m dn mrndnlgn.

1. Bb gb--87 years old

_________________________________________________________
2. Mm kker--64 years old
_________________________________________________________
3. Brd Ol--43 years old
_________________________________________________________
4. mi--17 years old
_________________________________________________________
5. Bba mm -- 100 years old
_________________________________________________________
6. g Td--78 years old
_________________________________________________________
7. w 19 years old
_________________________________________________________
8. un-- 46 years old
_________________________________________________________
9. gbnn mi knrin25 years old
_________________________________________________________
10. br mi obnrin-- 13 years old
_________________________________________________________

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 4
Dhn awn br wny npa llo pr t w n sl y.
Follow this pattern below to answer the following questions.

B pr:

Ky--18years old: m dn mjdnlgn ni.

1. ad--46 years old:

2. Bb bn50 years old:
3. Wnl--16 years old:
4. Dl10 years old:
5. Akin21 years old:
6. w 18 years old:
7. jgbnn r---65 years old:
8. r r-- 17 years old:
9. Mma bb r--96 years old:
10. John Legend26 years old:

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

Lesson 4 - k Krin:
wn w ( Colors )
There are three primary colors in Yoruba culture:

red (pupa)
black (dd)
white (funfun)

For example:

nyn dd A Black person

nyn funfun A White person
nyn pupa A light skinned person

There are other colors besides the primary colors. However, their description is foreign or
borrowed.

For example:

bl blue
yl yellow
pk pink

However, to describe the colors that are off primary colors such as a light or dark color, we
use the words d and gan-an ni respectively following the main color.

For example:

dd d S/he is not very dark

pupa gan-an ni S/he is really light in complexion

Bl Yel Pnk

Pupa Dd Funfun

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

I e 1
e pjwe wn nyn wny.
Describe the following people.

B pr:
Bill Clinton: Wn funfun

1. Barack Obama: 14. James Brown:

2. George Clooney: 15. Shakira:
3. Aretha Franklin: 16. Madonna:
4. 50 cent: 17. Michael Phelps:
5. Usher: 18. Tim Duncan:
6. Jennifer Lopez: 19. Michael Jordan:
7. Mariah Carey: 20. Tina Turner:
8. Halle Berry: 21. John Legend:
9. Taylor Swift: 22. Michelle Obama:
10. Miley Cyrus: 23. Cyndi Lauper:
11. The Jonas Brothers: 24. Janet Jackson:
12. The BackStreet Boys: 25. Beyonc:
13. U2:

Another way to describe colors is to use comparison as and like, b in Yorb language.

For example:
dd b ew S/he/ It is black/dark like a leaf (green color)
dd b d S/he/ it is dark/black like charcoal
funfun b er It is white like ashes (grey)

One uses b for colors that are not primary, that is variants of the primary colors.
B i is used before a noun that starts with a consonant
(bi gr like gr)

Primary colors are also used as the base color to describe variants of colors or other shades
of the same color. For example, a beige wall or an off-white wall will be described as ogiri
funfun because off-white or beige color is closer to white. Brown color will be described as
pupa, and blue as in blue jeans will be described as dd .

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 Or Krin ( Chapter 4 ) k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

I e 2
Group Activity. In pairs, take turns to describe your friend in class.

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