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Love In Yoruba - Different Ways To Express Love In Yoruba by tomiwa1a: 2:48pm On Nov 01, 2023
I have been learning Yoruba to get in touch with my culture (and to impress my love interest wink )

Here is an interesting article I found on different ways to express Love in Yoruba.

Source: https://pan-african.net/love-in-yoruba/

Send this to someone you love smiley

Ifé mi: my love
Ayanfé mi: my beloved
Ifé okàn mi: the love of my heart
Ifé ayé mi: the love of my life
Eni tί okàn mi yàn: my heart's desire
Enìkejì mi: my soulmate
Adùn: sweetness
Oyin: honey
Idùnnú mi: my happiness
Arίdunnú mi: the one who makes me happy
Tèminìkan: mine alone
Odòdò mi: my flower
Ayànfé mi: my beloved
Adé orί mi: the crown on my head
Olá mi: my riches
Iyò ayé mi: the salt of my life
Imólè ayé mi: the light of my life
Ayò mi: my joy
Eni bίi okàn mi: my heart
Ayànmó mi: my destiny
Eémi mi: my breath
Ayé mi: my life (external)
Emί mi: my life (internal)
Alábárò mi: one who empathizes with me
Alábárìn mi: my partner on the journey of life
Olùdàmòran mi: my counselor or my advisor
Olólùfé mi: my love
Iyàwó mi: my wife
Oko mi: my husband or my dear

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