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Learning the Yoruba Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Yoruba language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Yoruba.
Yoruba Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Yoruba Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | |
| my book | Iwe mi |
| my books | Awon iwe mi |
| our daughter | Omowa obirin |
| our daughters | Awo omowa lobirin |
| I'm cold | Otutu nmumi |
| we're cold | Otutu nmuwa |
| his chickens | Ediye re |
| their chicken | Ediye won |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Yoruba.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Yoruba placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Yoruba vocabulary.
| English Plural | Yoruba Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | Elegungun |
| alligators | Elegungun |
| bird | Eye |
| birds | Awon eye |
| cat | Olongbo |
| cats | Awon olongbo |
| cow | Maalu |
| cows | Awon maalu |
| dog | Aja |
| dogs | Awon aja |
| donkey | Ketekete |
| donkeys | Awon ketekete |
| eagle | Asa |
| eagles | Awon asa |
| elephant | Erin |
| elephants | Awon erin |
| goat | Ewure |
| goats | Awon ewure |
| horse | Esin |
| horses | Awon Esin |
| lion | Kiniun |
| lions | Awon Kiniun |
| monkey | Obo |
| monkeys | Awon obo |
| mouse | Eku |
| mice | Awom eku |
| rabbit | Ehoro |
| rabbits | Awon ehoro |
| snake | Ejo |
| snakes | Awon ejo |
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