Chapter 8 - Or Kj

ARE YOU FEELING GOOD TODAY?

OBJECTIVES:
In this chapter you will learn:
- How to use possessive forms of emphatic pronouns
- About parts of the body
- How to express what to do with different parts of the body
- About the future tense
- About health and sickness
- About different types of sport

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wn r ( Vocabulary )

wn r ( Vocabulary )
Nouns
aboyn

pregnant lady

gbo

concoction

aldni

private

ap

arm

apgn

pharmacist

rn

disease/illness

babalwo

the healers

babal

ancestor

jk

shoulder

er ss

athletics

ew

leaf

ka

branch

leg/foot

jj

boxing

gbajm

common

dgbsk

progress

work

i ab

surgery

city/town

irin s

tool

itan

thigh

y by

midwife

ns

nurse

lpk

Olympics

ongn

doctor

on ab

surgeon

lj

civilization

yynyyn (dkt eyn)

dentist

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wn r ( Vocabulary )

Noun Phrases
agbra omi ti ew

the power of water and herbs

albjt ere bl fsgb/rfir

soccer referee

l ppa

telling of folktales

bl jswn

basketball

bl fwgb

handball

bl fsgb

soccer

dkt rn pl

psychiatrist

dkt eyn

dentist

dkt oj

optometrist

dkt oltj obnrin

gynecologist

dkt md

pediatrician

egb igi/ egbogi

medicine

elw m

herb seller

er dray

sport/ game

jkad tb k

wrestling

il ta gn

pharmacy

il bm

delivery room

il wsn jba

Government/General hospital

il k gga

institution of higher education

i jognba

inherited job

i rn ww

the job of curing diseases

I gn

medical practice

tj aboyn

pre-natal care

tj alsn

care of the sick

tj md

childrens care

w tj alsn

authorization to take care of the sick

wsn ynb

western medicine

ohun bbur

evil

k rn

above the neck

olrnlw rfir

assistant referee/line man

ongn bl

traditional doctor

ynb amnisn

colonial master

m kk

an infant

plp n

several ways

pp er

playground

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wn r ( Vocabulary )

Verbs
dde

to stand up

to jump

fn

to give

gbrn

to smell

gbr

to hear

to fight

jun

to eat

jk

to sit down

juw

to wave hand

kp

to put together

kw

to read

kw

to write

to use

ptw

to clap

to buy

rrnn

to laugh

rn

to walk

rran

to see

ron

to think

sr

to run

sn

to sneeze

sunkn

to cry

to take a bath

Verb Phrases
b j (serial verb)

to be afflicted with; fight with

fi e (serial verb)

make do

foj s

to observe

f nu

to brush teeth

fun fr

to play trumpet; to blow balloon

gba bl

to play soccer

gba w

to get permission

gba wre

go to parents for prayers

gb tns

to play tennis

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wn r ( Vocabulary )

j ohun t

is something that

j onj r

to eat breakfast

jogn sn ww

to inherit the healing of diseases

jogn i

inherit the profession

j kr ojre

please, leave me alone

k n lti gb

do not have to obtain

kun oj

to put on make-up

lti fi e

to make

lti fi wo rn

to cure disease/illness

lti j ew

to pluck leaves

lti gbb

to deliver (baby)

lti m ir rn

to know what type of disease

lo agbra

to use power

l s il-w

to go to school

l r (serial verb)

to go see

ma b r lm

to worship the childrens deity

ma d if

to consult the oracle

ma gbo p

to combine/to mix

m wp

to know that

m w (serial verb)

to bring

n gbgb wp

to have the belief that

nu ara

to dry body

pa ara

to put on body lotion

ran lw

to help

e tj m kk

to take care of the infant

s wp

to say that

t dr

to play piano

t nkan w

to taste something

w lra

to be among

wo tlifn

to watch TV

w a

to put on clothes

w bt

to wear shoes

ya irun

to comb hair

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wn r ( Vocabulary )

Adjectives
plp

several

wny

these

wp

common

yt

different

Adverbs
sb

usually

tn

also

Adverbial phrase
when I wake up

t mo b j

Prepositional phrases
bi un ti ya

such as un and ya

in igb

inside the bush/forest

k ay t di ay lj

before the world became civilized

k wn t l e

before they can do/make

k wn t gba

before they can be given/awarded

lti fi e tj

for taking care of

lti kker

from childhood

lti k kun

from abroad/ from overseas

lti

from

lti w wn babal

from the ancestors

lw jba

from government

n rn

in between/in the middle of

n gbgb wp

believe that

n wr/r

in the morning

npa

about

ntor y ni

its because of this

ntr d y

for this reason; because of this

yt s ely

besides this

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wn r ( Vocabulary )

Other Expressions
wn y t wp

the most common

bojboj ti kn mran

types of hide and seek games

lera ni ogn r

health is wealth

tum y ni p

this implies/this means that

o d nyn

You have come again

e ptk lti

it is important to

pp nn

a lot of / many

e tn

on completion/completed

t b b nyn j

that people are afflicted with

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k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

Lesson 1 - k Kn:
Possessive forms of emphatic pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Singular

Plural

1 st pers.

tmi

mine

(m/f)

1 st pers.

twa

ours

(m/f)

2 nd pers.

tw

yours

(m/f)

2 nd pers.

tyin

yours

(m/f)

3 rd pers.

thun

his/hers (m/f)

3 rd pers.

twn

theirs

(m/f)

Emphatic pronouns have possessive forms derived from being preceded by ti.
A

mi

ti + mi

tmi

ti + w

tw

un

ti + un

tun

wa

ti + wa

twa

yin

ti + yin

tyin

wn

ti + wn

twn

Ti + emphatic subject pronouns above contract to become tmi, tw, etc.

Notice that in the column B, the low tone on the first vowel of the pronoun is retained.
Using possessive pronouns in sentences:
-Tw ni a n
-The cloth is yours

-bdn s p tun ni w n
- bdn said that the book is hers

-Tiwa ni aj yn
-The dog is ours

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Or Kj ( Chapter 8 )

k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

I e 1
Fi y t b y d wn lfo wny.
Use the correct possessive pronoun in the blank space provided.
1.

ni w yn. (mine)

2. A

w n or ibsn. (yours pl.)

3. wn m

w n il-k gga. (ours)

4. dnwo

br n la. (yours sg.)

5. Ngb wo ni

br? (yours pl.)

I e 2
Fi y t b y d wn lfo wny.
Use the correct possessive pronoun in the blank space provided.
B pr:
Tmi
1.

ni w yn (ours).

2.

ni w yn (his/hers).

3.

ni w yn (theirs).

4.

ni w yn (yours pl.).

5.

ni w yn (yours sg.).

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Or Kj ( Chapter 8 )

k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

Lesson 2 - k Kej
Parts of the body

Parts of the body 1 - Front view

oj

et
im

irunm

nu
eyn

gbn

y
w
ikn

itan

orkn

s
wn m
ka s

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k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

Parts of the body 2 - Back view

irun
or
rn

jk

yn
ap

gnp

itan

ka w

The interrogative k ni followed by what to do with the parts of the body

K ni a

K la

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k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

I e 1
Drk wn y ara t l lti e wn nkan wny:
Mention parts of the body that we use to do the following:
1.

K la fi ron?

2.

K la fi rn?

3.

wn y ara wo ni a/ la fi gb bl?

4.

K la fi t dr?

5.

K l wa ni k rn?

6.

K la fi sunkn?

7.

K la fi rrnn?

8.

K la fi gb tns?

9.

K la fi wo tlifn?

10. K la fi rran?
11. K l wa ni k or?
12. K la fi jun?
13. K l wa ni rnin jk ti w?
14. K l w n rnin itan ti s?
15. K la fi kw?
16. K la fi fun fr?
17. K la fi gbr?
18. K la fi gbrn?
19. K la fi f?
20. K la fi ptw?
21. K la fi j?
22. K la fi sn?
23. K la fi t nkan w?
24. K la fi sr?
25. K la fi kw?

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k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

I e 2
S ohun t fi wn y ara wny e.
State what we use these parts of the body for.
B pr:
orkn: a fi knl
1.

oj:

2.

nu:

3.

et:

4.

w:

5.

or:

6.

im:

7.

s:

8.

eyn:

9.

ahn:

10. ap:

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Or Kj ( Chapter 8 )

k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

Lesson 3 - k Kta:
lera ti sn (Health and illness)
wsnan ay tij
K ay t di ay lj, ew ti egbogi j ohun t wn babala wa ma l lti fi wo
rn. wn ongn ma l s in igb lti j ew. Ew ti egbogi ni wn ma gbo
p lti fi e tj wn nyn. e ptk lti m wp wn ongn ma lo agbra
oriri lti m ir rn t b b nyn j. Ntor d y, wn babalwo ma d if
lti m ir rn ti e nyn. I gun j i jognba. Pp nn wn ongn ni
wn jogn i na lti w wn babala wn.
wn Yorb n gbgb wp ohun bbur ni rn j. Ntor y ni wn fi ma s wp:
lera ni ogn r. tum y ni wp, lera e ptk fn i ti dgbsk nyn ti l.
Oriri rn ni ma b wn nyn j. wn y t wp ni iba jdjd, iba
pnjpnt ti b b l. Oriri tj ni w fn oriri nyn. tj md yt s
tj aboyn. y by ni ork t wn ma pe ongn aboyn. Pp nn wn y
by ni wn ma b r lm bi un ti ya. Agbra omi ti ew ni wn y
by ma l lti gbb fun wn aboyn. wn elw m ni wn obnrin t wn
sb ma e tj m kk. Oriri gbo ni wn elw m ma kp lti fi e
tj m kk.

I e 1
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

K ni wn Yorb ma fi e tj alsn k ay t di ay lj?

n wo ni wn ongn ma gb m ir rn t b b nyn j?
K ni gbgb wn Yorb npa rn?
Ir wn nyn wo ni ma e tj wn md ti wn aboyn ni ay tij?
B rn b kj nkan t a k l lo egbogi fn, k ni ohun ptk t wn ongn ma
e?
6. Bwo ni pp nnu wn ongn n ay tij e ma di ongn?
7. K ni ohun ptk t wn t e tj wn aboyn ti md ma l lt e tju
wn?
8. e lye gblhn y, lera ni ogn r.
9. Drk wn rn t wp lrn wn md.
10. wn wo ni wn ma tj alsn n ay tij?

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k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 2
Par wn gblhn wny.
Complete the following sentences.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.

N ay tij, __________ ni wn nyn ma l fn wsn.

ew
egb
ew ti egb igi
gn ynb

2.
a.
b.
c.
d.

wn _________ ni wn ma e gn fn wn nyn ly tij.

ongn ynb
ongn bl
ongn gby
Babalwo

3.
a.
b.
c.
d.

wn ongn ly tij ma k i gn lw wn ___________.

ongn ynb
ongn funfun
Babala wn
r

4.
a.
b.
c.
d.

lera e _________ n wj Yorb.

wl
ptk
ongn
dgbsk

5.
a.
b.
c.
d.

____________ ni gbb fn wn alboyn.

y by
Babalwo
ongn ynb
elw m

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Or Kj ( Chapter 8 )

k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

wsnan ti de-n
wn ynb amnisn ni wn m to wsn gbld w s il Yorb. Il wsn
gbld ni wn dkt ti onm gn ti ma e tj alsn. Lti k kun ni wn ti
ma k awn irin s ti wn l w.
wsn ynb yt s ti wn babal wn Yorb n plp n. wn dkt tb
onm gn n lti l s il-k gga lti k i gn k wn t l e tj alsn.
plp dn ni wn s ma l k wn t gba w lti l tj alsn. Pp nnu
wn ni wn ma foj s i bi wn lti kker.
Oriri onm gn ynb ni w. wn apgn ni wn m npa ppo ogn ti b
awn nyn e l ra ogn. wn apgn na ma l s il-k gga lti k i
gn ynb. Yt s ely, wn ns ni wn obnrin tb oknrin t ma ran
dkt lw pl tj alsn.
Oriri dkt ni w. D nnu wn ni dkt elyin, on ab, dkt md, dkt
rn pl, dkt obnrin tb aboyn, ti dkt oj. N il wsn ynb, oriri ka
ni w. wn il wsn t tbi ma n ka bi i ab, il ta gn ti il bm.
wn il wsn jba yt s ti aldni. Dkt aldni n lti gba w lw jba
k t l e i rn ww. gbn wn ongn bl k n lti gba w k wn t
l wo sn.

I e 3
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

S fn wa yt t w lrn wsn n ay tij ti ti ay de-n.

wn wo ni m wsn gbld w s il Yorb?
K ni yt t w lrn ongn bl ti ti ynb?
Bwo ni nyn e l di ongn ynb?
j yt w lrn m gn ynb ti ti bl? Drk ori onm gn t w n
ay de n.
6. K ni fn m gn ynb n de-n?
7. Drk r wn dkt t w npa m gn ynb?
8. Nbo ni wn irin i fn wsn ynb ti ma w?
9. K ni fn t il wsn ynb t b tb n?
10. K ni yt t w lrn il wsn jba ti t aldni?
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Or Kj ( Chapter 8 )

k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 4
M y t y nn wn wny s ibi t b y.
Check the appropriate category for the following expressions.
wn r

wsnan ti ay
tij

wsnan ti de
n

1. gbo

2. apgn

3. babalwo

4. dkt rn pl

5. dkt obnrin tb aboyn

6. dkt oj

7. dkt md

8. dkt eyn

9. egb igi/ egbogi

10. elw m

11. ew

12. y by

13. ns

14. ongn aboyn

15. on ab

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Or Kj ( Chapter 8 )

k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

srngbs (Dialogue)

Jd ti Tnd sr npa lera.

Jd:

Tnd, w w s il-w lla?

Tnd:

Rr o, ntor p ara mi k y. Or f mi. Gbogbo ara ro m.

Jd:

o n ib ni?

Tnd:

db, gbn n k m.

Jd:

b t o b n ib, w kn l r dkt n il-wsn jba ni.

Tnd:

j o m wp n k frn lti ma l s il-wsn? Mo br abr pp.

Jd:

Tnd, k e gbogbo sn ni nyn gba abr s. T b j wp ib

lsn ni, o l mu gbo.

Tnd:

H, mi, gbo k! Ki n yn kor bi ewro.

Jd:

eb k wn ynb t d, gbo ni wn Yorb ma mu.

Tnd:

wn Yorb mu gbo tt d siny, gbn mi k. M kk l gba

abr yn ni!

Jd:

T oj, et ti s b dn k?

Tnd:

Fn oj, m l r dkt oj ni. eb dkt k n fn mi n abr nn oj!

Jd:

Tnd, o k e dkt.

Tnd:

B ni, n k e dkt. j o m p eyn dun mi n?

Jd:

H! W l r yynyyn (dkt eyn) nyn. Wn fn n abr nn

eyn.

Tnd:

J kr o jre. O d nyn.

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k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 5
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

K ni rn t e Tnd?
K ni rn t e Jd?
T o b e sn, k ni o ma e?
K l d t Tnd fi s w p j kr o jre?
wn Yorb k mu gbo m?

I e 6
W wn r wny
Look for these words in the puzzle below. Pay attention to the tones!
aboyn gbo rn dkt jk ew ns ongn i l
a

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k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 7
K tum wn r wny sl n de Yorb.
Write the meanings of these words in Yorb.
1.

aboyn

2.

gbo

3.

rn

4.

dkt

5.

jk

6.

ew

7.

ns

8.

ongn

9.

10. l

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Or Kj ( Chapter 8 )

k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

Lesson 4 - k Krin:
Er dray (Sports)
Er dray tij
Ori er dray mj ni w: ti ta gbangba ti ti abl (ab il). Mjj ni wn
Yorb ma e ly tij tt di n. Er dray abl t gbajm j lrn wn
Yorb ni ay tta. Tmd tgb, tknrin tobnrin n ma ta . Oriri ermde
Yorb t j ti ta gbangba ni ere bojboj ti kn mran. jkad tb k ni er ta
gbangba t wn md ti d t wn lgbra ma e ltay by.
A k gbd gbgb l ppa gg b ori erp (ere p) kan. yn ni p lkk t
p b ml rokoo ni wn ma e er n. N r kk b, gblagb kan ni
ma k wn md j lti stn fn wn. Orin, ij, ti l ll pl tw ppa ib a ma
m k wn md gbdnun r, a s ma d wn lra ya dradra.

I e 1
Dhn lt ni tb lt k fn wn br wny.
Answer Yes or No to the following questions.
t ni

t k

1.

Ori er dray mrin ni w n ay tij.

2.

Er de-n ni ay tta.

3.

wn gblagb nkan ni wn ma ta ay.

4.

sn ni wn ma n pa l.

5.

m kker ni ma pa l fn wn gb r.

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k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

I e 2
Par wn gblhn wny.
Complete the following sentences.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Ori er dray ml ni w?
mta
mrin
mj
mrnn

2.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Er dray abl t gbajm j lrn wn Yorb ni __________?

gbgba bl
ay tta
wwo tlifn
kt tta

3.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Er dray gblagba ni ________?

jkad
kn mran
ere bojboj
ay tta

4.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Er p fn md ni ___________?
kn mran
l ppa
jkad
ere bojboj

5.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Ta ni l ta ay?
md
knrin
obnrin
gbogbo nyn

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k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

Er dray de-n
Lde-n t lj ti gbde, er dray abl bi ld ti kd gbajm pppp.
Oriri s ni er dray ta gbangba lde-n. Lra wn ni igi ff, er ss, bl
jswn, bl fwgb, jj ti bl fsgb. Bl fsgb n gbajm jl
nnu gbogbo wn er de-n n orl-d Njr. Agbbl mknl ni ma w n
w gb agbbl kan n ori pp lkk dje. gb agbbl mj ni s ma
dje n akk er. Ntor n agbbl mjllgn ni pap gbogbo agbbl t wn
gbd w lri pp lkk dje. Rfir ni n ktllgn. un s ni albjt ere
bl fsgb lri pp. s ma n olrnlw mj t wn ma dr s gb
pp er. A l p wn n olrnlw rfir.
Lr wn gb agbbl t lrk n orl-d Njr ni: Shooting Stars ti bdn,
Rangers International, Enymba Football Club ti Aba, Kano Pillars, Abila Babes ti b
b l. Super Eagles ni gb agbbl t oj orl-d Njr. Lra wn
agbbl t wn ti e gudugudu mje ti yy mf lri pp t wn s lrk gidi ni
Tnd Balgun, gun dgbm, Rd Yknn, Peter Rf, Kanu Nwankwo,
Babangida Babayaro, Sunday Oliseh, Taribo West, Daniel Amokachi, Victor Ikpeba
Augustin Jay-jay Okocha ti b b l.
Awn gb agbbl Super Eagles k kr rr. Kkiri gby ni wn ti m wn b ni
mow. wn ni wn gba Ife y ti wn orl-d Adlw n dnun 1994 ti dje ti
Olpk n dnun 1996.

I e 3
Dhn wn br wny.
Answer the following questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Drk er dray mrin t m n de-n.

S yt t w lrnin bl jswn ti bl fwgb.
nyn ml ni wn ma w lri pp er fn bl fsgb?
gbogbo nyn ni wn m gb agbblu Super Eagles?
gb agbblu Super Eagles ni gba ife y gby ni dnun 1998?

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k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

I e 4
Par wn gblhn wny.
Complete the following sentences.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Er dray abl de-n ni __________?

ay
ld
er ss
igi ff

2.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Ori er dray ta gbangba ml ni w ni de-n nn nkan t a k?

mrnn
mf
mje
mrin

3.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Er dray de-n wo l gbajm jl n orl-d Njr?

bl fwgb
bl jswn
jj
bl fsgb

4.
a.
b.
c.
d.

nyn ml ni w n gb agbbl kan?

mjllgn
mtllgn
mknl
mjl

5.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Olrnlw ml ni rfir ma n nn bl fsgb?

mrin
mta
mj
mrnn

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I e 5
M y t y nn wn wny s ibi t b y.
Check the appropriate category for the following expressions.
wn r

Er dray
tij

Er dray
de-n

1.

albjt ere bl

2.

fsgb/rfir

3.

l ppa

4.

bl jswn

5.

bl fwgb

6.

bl fsgb

I e 6
K tum wn r wny sl n de Yorb.
Write down the meanings of these words in Yorb.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

albjt er bl fsgb
bojboj
jkad tb k
w ww
pp er

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