Homophones/Homonyms in Yoruba; We will be looking at the word 'Wa'

Today, we are looking at a very common word that has various meanings depending on the tone; 'Wa'
What definitions of 'Wa' are you most familiar with and can use in a sentence?
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[@aabadmusedu]

We can also say Wáa - look for it

[@legallybornbad]

Great explanation. I liked when you put the words with the correct tones on the screens like before with Jò

[@legallybornbad]

I just realized that this is episode 1 😅

[@eoeli4363]

for the verb "to be", when do you use "ni" and "wà"?

[@DiamanteBox]

This isn't quite straightfroward, its typically between 'wa' and 'Je' though, rarely ni When you are saying you are somewhere, that's when you would use 'wa' e.g i am at home - Mo wa n'ile i am there - Mo wa nibe But when you are saying what you happen to be, thats when you would use je i happen to be a good person - Mo je eyan to da 'Ni' comes up in 'ni mi' when you are saying what you are e.g i am a woman - Obirin ni mi

[@eoeli4363]

@@DiamanteBox thank you!😊

[@maxpa-k2093]

​@@DiamanteBoxthank you. I needed the distinction between 'wa' and 'je'

[@K-boy22]

What of... " won wa yin"? "They looking for you"

[@DiamanteBox]

Yep

[@amicisun]

Hi Blessing, do you also have a book we can use as part of learning and reviewing with your videos?

[@davidcarter8997]

There are books under 20 dollars

[@DiamanteBox]

I don't have a personal book yet but you can check out some workbooks we have on the website; yorubalessons.com/shop and there are some books on amazon as well that might be helpful.

[@akhazokpia6922]

Ble,are you married or engaged?😊

[@DiamanteBox]

I’m not married

[@akhazokpia6922]

Good.I intend to know you better but on a slow pace.

[@zxenon_]

​@@akhazokpia6922 shey u dey whine ni 🤣