| Brief Description: | This unique bilingual dictionary gives English speakers and other non-Yoruba a toll with which to learn one of the national languages of Nigeria, while simultaneously giving Yoruba scholars, students, and educators a voice to reach other and the rest of the world in their native language. Among the dictionary's Features are:
A Comprehensive review of the Yoruba alphabet and tonal system.
More than 26,000 total dictionary entries, which include medical terms, the basic elements, as well as plant and animal taxonomy.
Examples and idiomatic expressions that provide a context for new vocabulary words.
A grammar section that includes part of speech and sentence structure.
A list of Yoruba and English word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
An appendix of scientific measurements and rudimentary mathematical terminology. |