约鲁巴语（语言的一种）_百科资料

语言信息

约鲁巴语（本名èdè Yorùbá）是西非超过2500万人使用的方言连续体。它是约鲁巴人的母语，使用在尼日利亚、贝宁、多哥、巴西、塞拉利昂、北加纳、古巴。

音系

约鲁巴语有三种可能的音节：单独母（V）、子音+母音（CV）和母音化鼻音（N）。且每个音节都有三种声调：高‹´›、中 ‹¯›（一般可不标明）和低‹`›。由'n̄ ò lọ'（意即“我不去”）这个句子可知约鲁巴语的声调结构：

n̄—[ŋ̄]—意即“我”、ò—[ó]—意即“不”、此为否定词lọ—[lɔ]—意即“去”

母音

标准的约鲁巴语具有七个非鼻化母音及五个非鼻化母音。约鲁巴语没有双母音，而多个并排的母音中，每个单独的母音都为独立音节，并以此发音。其他方言的母音数可能会有不同。约鲁巴语母音图非鼻化母音以黑点表示其位置，鼻化母音以着色色块表示其可能的范围。

约鲁巴语

	非鼻化音母	鼻化音母
	前	后	前
开	i	u	ĩ	ũ
中闭	e	o
中开	ɛ	ɔ	ɛ̃	ɔ̃
开	a

第五个鼻化母音[ã]的状态是极具争议性的。虽然此音出现于交谈中，但一些作者认为此音不与其他音素对立；而此音也常常是[ɔ̃]的自由变体在书写上，除非是在碰到作为/l/同位异音的[n]（见“子音”一节）出现在鼻化母音前的状况，例如 inú这个表“内部、度子”的字，它在事实上的发音是[īnṹ]。不然一般常藉由在母音符号后加‹n›来表鼻化母音（ie，‹in›, ‹un›, ‹ẹn›, ‹ọn›）。

约鲁巴语原文

使用范围

Yorùbá jẹ ọkan lara awọn ede mẹrin ti o se itẹwọgba ni Naijeria o si jẹ ọkan lara awọn ẹka -ede ti Naija-Kongo. Bi i miliọnu mejilelogun eniyan ni n sọ ede naa ni iwọ oorun-mọ-guusu Naijeria, orilẹ ede Benin, Togo, Ilu Ọba (UK), ati ni Amẹrika。

字母

字母	与英语相对发音
a	English word 'ahh'
b	English word 'bee'
d	English word 'dee'
e	English letter 'a'
	English sound of 'e' in 'let'
f	English word 'fee'
g	English sound of 'g' in 'get'
gb	Very 'hard sounding' 'b'.
h	English word 'he'
i	English letter 'e'
j	English letter 'g'
k	English word 'key'
l	English word 'lee'
m	English word 'me'
n	'nee'
o	English letter 'o'
	English sound 'au' as in word 'fault'
p	Very hard-sounding 'p'.
r	're'
s	English word 'see'
	English word 'she'
t	English word 'tea'
u	English sound of 'oo' in word 'loose'
w	English word 'we'
y	English word 'ye'

常用语

英语	约鲁巴语
Welcome	Ẹ ku abọ
Hello	Ẹ n lẹ
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	̣Se daadaa ni o wa?
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	Mo wa daadaa，o ̣se. Iwọ naa n kọ?
Long time no see	O to ọjọ mẹta o
What's your name? My name is	Ki ni orukọ rẹ?
What's your name? My name is	Orukọ mi ni
Where are you from? I'm from	Nibo ni o ti wa?
Where are you from? I'm from	Mo wa lati
Pleased to meet you	Inu mi dun lati mọ ọ
Good morning	Ẹ ku aarọ
Good afternoon	Ẹ ku ọsan
Good evening	Ẹ ku alẹ
Good night	O da aarọ
Goodbye	O da abọ
Good luck	Yoo dara o
Cheers	Ayọ ni o
Have a nice day	Oni a dara o
Bon appetit	Ounjẹ ajẹye o
Bon voyage	O da abọ .
I don't understand	Ko ye emi
Please speak more slowly	Jọwọ, rọra maa sọrọ
Please say that again	Jọwọ, tun un sọ
Please write it down	Jọwọ, kọ ọ silẹ
Do you speak Yorùbá? Yes, a little	̣Se o n sọ Yorùbá?
Do you speak Yorùbá? Yes, a little	Bẹẹ ni，diẹ
How do you say ... in Yorùbá?	Bawo ni o se le sọ，ni Yorùbá
Excuse me	Ẹ ̣se fun mi
How much is this?	Eelo ni eyi?
Sorry	Pẹlẹ
Thank you Not at all	O ̣se
Thank you Not at all	Ko to ọpẹ
Where's the toilet?	Nibo ni ile igbọnsẹ wa?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	Alagba/Iyaafin yii yoo sanwo fun gbogbo rẹ
Would you like to dance with me?	̣Se iwọ maa ba mi jo?
I love you	Mo nifẹẹ rẹ
Get well soon	Da ara ya o
Leave me alone!	Fi mi silẹ
Help!、Fire!、Stop!	Ẹ gba mi o!、Ina o!、Duro nbẹ!
Call the police!	Pe awọn ọlọpaa
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year	Ẹ ku Ayọ Keresimesi ati Ọdun Tuntun
Happy Easter	Ẹ ku Ayọ Ajinde
Happy Birthday	Ẹ ku Ayọ Ọjọ Ibi
One language is never enough	Ede kan ko to ri rara
My hovercraft is full of eels	Ọkọ afategun-sare mi kun fun ẹja arọ