Correcting Common Word Usage Errors in Yoruba

University of Wisconsin-Madison Students in African 671

Yoruba

Correcting Common Word Usage Errors in Yoruba

Correcting Common Word Usage Errors

Objective: The objective of this activity is to help learners identify and correct common word usage errors in the Yoruba language, enhancing their language skills and communication accuracy.

Instructions:

1. Presentation of Common Errors
Display the handouts with sentences that contain common word usage errors. For example:

Correct Yoruba	Wrong Yoruba	English Translation
ṣan ẹsẹ	fọ ẹsẹ	to wash one’s feet
bọ oju	wẹ oju	to have a wash
ṣan ẹran	fọ ẹran	to wash the meat
ré ekanna	gé ekanna	to one’s nails
gbé ẹmu	rà ẹmu	to buy palm wine
rò ẹfọ	sè ẹfọ	to cook vegetables
Ọba na waja.	Ọba na ku.	The king died.
Afin Ọba	Ile Ọba	The palace
Egungun sẹgi	Egungun sọrọ	The Egungun speaks

2. Discuss the errors in each sentence and explain the correct usage with the mentor.

3. The mentor makes a set of sentences containing word usage errors. The learner needs to identify the errors and discuss the correct forms. Encourage learners to use Yoruba-English dictionaries if needed.

4. The mentor can assign participants a set of sentences to correct on their own as homework. Encourage them to practice using the correct word forms and note any challenges they encounter.

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