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CHAPTER

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Note:

m.wandi are example of split verb in Yoruba.

Vocabulary

come - w

eat -j/jun

kno - m

i k k

k k

lp p

bring - m.

o l - il sleep - sn

Pronouns are words used instead of a noun.

E.g. (i) Charles comes - He comes

(ii) Charles w w.

is used instead ofChare

therefore

is a pronoun.

:

is used as the pronoun forHe; She andIt.


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Below are the first set of pronoun:Pronoun Usage

(i) IMo e.g. I sleep - Mo sn

(ii) You - O e.g. You sleep - O sn

(iii) He/She/It e.g. He/She/It sleep - sn

IV) TheyWn .g. Thy lp - Wn n

(v) WeA e.g. We sleep - A sn

(IV) You (plural) - .g. You sleep - n.

The second sets of pronoun are still on the use ofI, you, he, she,itand

they e.t.c. They can take other forms when:

i When Laying Emphasis on Person/s.

For instance:

I ammi ni

You are - ni.

They are - n niWe are - wa ni

She/He - un ni

ou plul - yin ni

It is MegMgi ni

ii. Making a Negative Statement.


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m no o- mi k .

You are not or i no you k .

They are not or i no hy n k .

Bonnke is not or i no onnk onnk k .

i Introducing Oneself/a Thing.E.g. I am Francis - mi ni Francis

m no l - mi k ni l.

i no mn - un k ni mnWe are Chinwe an ili ni hin i ili.

ETC

In summary, these pronouns have two forms each:

I- Mo or mi

You - o

They - Wn o n

We - A or wa

He/She/It- or un

You pl. o yin

mi w w wa i are also known as Pronominals.

BRAINWORK

1 It is they.2 o k ni Tun3 ni k ..


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4 They are Liverpool FC5 We are not Chinwe and Silvia6

I am not Sola.7 It is not Ghana..8 It is not Physics, it is Chemistry9 I am Auwa Ahmed..

The Third Set of Pronoun are as Follows:

my - mi

your -

hi/h-

our - wa

their - n

your [plural - yn

LL

My book - w mi [not mi w]

o my ook- mi k

Your chair - g .

o you hi- g k

i/ hi- g

Their house - l n


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u h- lk

o ou h- lk k

ou pl. h- lk yn

BRAINWORK

. olk mi -

a olk mi k - a our house - ..

e. or mi - .. h. m - h .

f. their chair - ..

g. our book - .

h. il yn -

i. g - .

j. m k - .... h hil

In forming fairly long sentences, the first set and the third set of the

pronouns can be combined and used as below:

W kno - m

NOTE:not= kdo not/does not/did not= kour = wacome = w

We do notkno - k m .


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I see my book - Mo r w mi

They see your chair - Wn g

n hi hou - il

He does notenter his house - un k il

h n h hou - il

They see their house - Wn il n.

We greet our teacher - A k olk .

We do notgreet our teacher - wa k k olk

ou ll you h- olk yn

You do not see your h- yin k olk yn .

It enters our house il

It does not enter our houseun k il

Pronouns as Objects in Sentences:

E.g. me, them, us, you, him, her, it, e.t.cThe sentence;

I saw Francis and Louis.

Can be rewritten as:

I saw them

themis the object of the sentenceI aw them


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I saw them = Mo rw.

w is the object in the sentence, Mo r w

as

themi h oj o h nn I saw them

All the pronouns in this category are:

me - mi

them - n

us - wayou -

yn you [plural]i.e. o both or o a

i andMw are examples of split verbs in Yoruba

We see them - A r w.

We do not see them - wa k r w.

He knows me- m mi.

I knowyou[all] Mo m .

I do not knowyou all - mi k m .

They seeyou - Wn .

They do not seeyou - n k

Leave me - Fi mi l

Do not leave me - M fi mi l

Bring them - M w w

Do not bring them - M m w w


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BRAINWORK

1. Jackson saw themJkon ..

2. We know you [all]- m .

3. We do

Asking of Questions[Interrogative Pronouns]

These are pronouns used to ask questions or are used instead of a

noun. E.g. Who, Whose, Which, What,Do/Does, How, e.t.c

What - Kni

Who?Tani?

Whose?Titani?

Where?Nibo?

Why? - Kni d/Ntor kni?

When?Ngbwo?

How?Bwo?

Do/Does/Did -

Lets now treat them deeper:

A. When? - Nigbwo?

When is it? - Nigbwo ni?

When do you sleep? - Nigbwo ni o sn?

B Where?Nbo?

Where is it/he/she? - Nbo ni w?


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Where am I- Nbo ni mo w?

Where are you? - Nbo ni o w?

Where is your book? - o ni ?

Where are they living? - Nbo ni w gb?

Where are they sleeping? - Nbo ni w ?

C What? - Kni?

What is that? - ni yn?READ MORE

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