SOME ASPECTS OF LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF ỌKÙNRIN YẸPẸRẸ

 

SOME ASPECTS OF LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF ỌKÙNRIN YẸPẸRẸ


 Credit: Prof L. O. Adewole
Yoruba for academic purpose


Kí ló ṣe yín o?[1]

Ẹ̀yin ọkùrin yẹpẹrẹ abààbọ̀ ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ ní fùrọ̀

Mo ṣe bí ibi tó le là á bọ́kùrin ni

Yẹtí ṣe détí, ẹ̀gbá ̣se dọ́rùn?

Ohun obìin ṣe dápá?

Nítorí oge àkínyẹ́sín

Ẹ tún ń jórun níná

Ẹ ò sì rọra; èyí mà pọ̀ ọ̀

Ojú ò mà rírú èyí nígbà ayé baba wa

Ẹ ní ẹ̣ tún féẹ́ ̣lo àpamọ́wó?

Mo ṣe bọ́mọge la ṣe é fún ni?

O tún rè é gbé e, ìwọ ọkùnrin oníyẹ̀yẹ́

Oníyẹ̀yẹ́, oníyẹ́ẹ́rí

Lọ́fíndà tún nùun, nnkan àrà gbáà

Ẹ ò sọ pé ẹ ò níí bayé jẹ́ fáráyé

Ẹ fẹ́ẹ́ yẹ nǹkan mó ẹsẹ̀ kan soso táyé fí tilẹ

Kò ma níí pẹ́ tẹ́ ̣ẹ ó fi máa kun tojú kun tẹnu!

 

 

DELETION

V¹ + V² = V¹ + V1 or V² + V2

            Examples of this process that can be seen in the above poem are shown below;

 

ni + ó = li ó = ló………………………….line 1

tí + ó = tí ó = tó………………………….line 3

bá + ọkùnrin = bá ọkùnrin = bọ́kùnrin…..line 3

dé + etí = dé etí = détí…………………...line 4

dé + ọrùn = dé ọrùn = dọ́run…………….line 4

dé + apá = dé apá = dápá………………..line 5

jó + irun = jó irun = jórun……………….line 7

rí + irú = rí irú = rírú…………………….line 9

ní + ìgbà = ní ìgbà = nígbà……………....line 9

bí + ọmọge = bí ọmọge = bọ́mọge………line11

tí + ayé = tí ayé = táyé…………………...line 16

ti + ilẹ̀ = ti ilẹ̀ = tilẹ……………………....line 16

ti + ojú = ti ojú = tojú…………………….line 17

ti + ẹnu = ti ẹnu = tẹnu…………………..,line 17

 

 

Declarative Sentence

            This type of sentence is basically used to make a statement.

 

Ẹ̀yin ọkùrin yẹpẹrẹ abààbò ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ ní fùrọ̀……line 2

Ẹ tún ń jórun níná……………………………line 7

 

Interrogative Sentence

            This type of sentence is used to ask questions. And some of its examples as seen in the poem are;

 

 

Mo ṣe bí ibi tó le là á bọ́kùrin ni…………line 3

Yetí ṣe détí, ẹ̀gbá ṣe dọ́rùn?.......................line 4

Ohun obìin ṣe dápá………………………line 5

Emi ẹ tún ti fẹ́ẹ́ ṣe àpamọ́wọ́?...................line 10

Mo ṣe bọ́mọge la ṣe é fún ni?.....................line 11

 

 

Exclamatory Sentence

            This is a sentence that shows strong emotions. Example of this can be found in the poe

 

Example



Kò ma níí pẹ́ tẹ́ ẹ ó fi máa kun tojú kun tẹnu!......line 17

 

 

[1] Adesina Ifeluwa Peter analysed this poem.

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