Yoruba Tongue Twisters
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| Original: | Opo lopo opolo lo ni opolo lopo lopo. |
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| English: | A lot of frogs have plenty of brains. |
| Original: | Opolopo Opolo ni ko mo pe opolopo Opolo lopo. |
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| English: | Many frogs don't know that most frogs have a brain. |
| Original: | Obo n'gb'Obo g'ope, ko f'iru Obo bo Obo l'enu. T'i ko ba tete gb'obo bo'gbe, Obo yio gbe o bo'gbe. |
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| English: | A monkey carries another monkey up the palm tree, put the monkeys tail in the Monkeys mouth. If you do not quickly carry the Monkey into the forest, the Monkey will carry you into the forest. |
| Original: | Mo ra dodo n'ido, mo je dodo n'Ido. Mo wa f'owo dodo p'a mo ni dodo n'idodo n'ido. |
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| English: | I bought a fried plantain in Ido, I ate a fried plantain in Ido. I rubbed my oily hands on the navel of the (fried) plantain seller in Ido. |
| Original: | Bísí bá bàbá bo bàtà. |
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| English: | Bísí helped the father take off his shoes. |
| Original: | Dàdá tutu bí eye àdàbà. |
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| English: | Dàdá (name of a boy) is gentle like a dove. |
| Original: | Fêmí ferànan fìlà funfun. |
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| English: | Fêmí(name of a person) likes white hats. |
| Original: | Gbénga gé igi gíga. |
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| English: | Gbénga (name of a boy) cut down the tall tree. |
| Original: | Ojo kan ko ni mo ni mo ni mo ni |
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| English: | The eye that sees everything can't see itself |
| Original: | Agbado yi o ni ojo oye ojo |
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| English: | The tree's leaves cannot see the forest |
| Original: | Oore ofe ti n bimo, a o ni soro |
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| English: | The farmer who does not plant has no news to tell |
| Original: | Eru ile ni mo fi ku lonje ran lonje ran lonje ran |
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| English: | The sand in the house is not enough to fill a basket |
| Original: | Ile ni mo fi se ara re, a o ni soro |
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| English: | The house that I'm building is not enough to tell a story |
| Original: | Eru ko le yi o ni ojo oye ojo |
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| English: | Sand cannot see the forest |
| Original: | Abeta o ni mo ni mo ni mo ni |
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| English: | The cat that can see everything can't see itself |
| Original: | Ojo kan ko ni mo ni mo ni mo ni |
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| English: | The eye that sees everything can't see itself |
| Original: | Agbado yi o ni ojo oye ojo |
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| English: | The tree's leaves cannot see the forest |
| Original: | Oore ofe ti n bimo, a o ni soro |
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| English: | The farmer who does not plant has no news to tell |