Special Characters & Sounds
Now that you are learning to pronounce Yorùbá words, we will highlight some distinctive characters of the Yorùbá alphabet and their use.
Gb such as in:
| Gbémi | (carry me) |
| Ìgbéyàwó | (wedding) |
P such as in:
| Ìpàdé | (meeting) |
| Àpáta | (rock) |
Ṣ such as in:
| Ṣòkòtò | (trousers) |
| Àṣírí | (secret) |
The vowels in the Yorùbá alphabet are a, e, ẹ, i, o, ọ, u. You will notice that distinct from the other vowels, ẹ and ọ both have dots underneath them. Below are examples of where these characters are used:
Ẹ such as in:
| Ẹja | (fish) |
| Eyin | (egg) |
| Ẹnu | (mouth) |
| Ẹsẹ̀ | (leg) |
Ọ such as in:
| Ọmọ | (child) |
| Ọkọ | (husband) |
| Ọwọ́ | (hand) |
| Ọ̀rẹ́ | (friend) |
