Chapter 2 - Or Kej

MY CLASSROOM

OBJECTIVES:
In this chapter you will learn:
- About possessive pronouns
- How to use the plural marker
- About classroom objects
- How to count from 0-40

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Or Kej (Chapter 2)

wn r ( Vocabulary )

wn r ( Vocabulary )
Nouns
ga

chair

ceiling

pr

example

rp

the sum of

wrn

picture

fun-kw, k

chalk

fl

file

frs

window

fd

video

gblhn

sentence

dnw

exam

il

house

ilkn

door

in

light

rs, pwr

eraser

ir

mathematics

w-kw

notebook

we grm

grammar book

w-tum

dictionary

kbd, t-tw

keyboard

kpt, r ayra-b-

computer

lplp

very much

ms

mouse

mnt

monitor

nkan

something

nb

number

giri

wall

jgbn

a professor

la

tomorrow

lp

police

olw

subject

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wn r ( Vocabulary )

pjwr

emergency

panpan

fire fighter

ptk-kw

chalkboard

pn

pen

psl

pencil

rr

no

rl, fl

ruler

sdi, wo-mb

CD

tbl

table

tbl m il-k, tbl kw

desk

tlifn

telephone

tlifn, r mhn-mwrn

television

yr-kk, kls

classroom

yunifst

University

Noun Phrases
akk obnrin

a female student

akk knrin

a male student

apr dalns

waste basket

bb jk

piece of paper

frs alrbar

window with designed

gbogboo yn

all of you

lkn alrbar

door with design

in ltrk

electric light

mp gby

world map

Verbs
tw, yw

to examine, to check

yangn

boast of

Verb Phrases
gba ir

get maths right

m w iro yn jde

bring out your math books

e ir kn

solve the first math problem

t tl yn

that follows (that one)

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wn r ( Vocabulary )

Interrogatives
.....gba iro r?

did .get the math problem right?

gb ?

did .. get it right?

Other Expressions
dk ariwo

(You all) be quiet

w yn s oj-w

open your books to

o gba ... r mm

you got your ... exactly right

oj-w karnnllgbn

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o kre!
ku snn

good job
nine is left

y k tun iro wa w
la ni oj dnw

we need to review our math

tomorrow is exam day

y ..............nn

take..away from

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k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

Lesson 1 - k Kn
Possessive Pronouns
Singular

Plural

1 st pers.

mi

my

1 st pers.

Wa

our

2 nd pers.

r/

your

2 nd pers.

Yn

your

3 rd pers.

r/

hers, his, its

3 rd pers.

Wn

their

w mi

my book

ile wn

their house

oju wa

our eyes

yw r

his wife

wa yn

your (sg./pl.) behavior

mm r

your (sg.) mother

Wn and yn can also be used as pronouns of respect. Status, apart from old age, demands
respect in Yorb society. These pronouns are, therefore, used for people like doctors, judges,
professors, ones boss, ones father, mother, uncle, or aunt, etc. For example, when you want to ask
someone a professors name, i.e. What is his/her name? You say k ni ork wn? If the
Professors name is ld), you respond: Ork wn ni jgbn ld (His/her name is Professor
ld).
Recall the emphatic pronouns below that you learned in Chapter 1 lesson 3, and compare them to
the possessive pronouns above:

Emphatic Pronouns
Singular

Plural

1 st pers.

mi

1 st pers.

wa

we

2 nd pers.

you

2 nd pers.

yin

you

3 rd pers.

un

she, he, it

3 rd pers.

wn

they

To form the possessive pronouns, the vowels at the beginning of the subject pronouns drop in the 1st
person singular mi, 1st person plural wa, and in the 3rd person plural wn.
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k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

I e 1
Fi arp ork n rp r t a k gdgb.
Replace the words in bold with possessive pronouns.
B pr:
Ork mi ti Tnde.
Ork wa.
1.

Bb w ti Kmi. (in conversational context)

2.

w w (not in conversational context).

3.

Il-w n.

4.

Ile bb ti mm mi.

5.

w mi ti w.

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k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

I e 2
Lo arp ork n t tn.
Use a possessive pronoun.
B pr:
Bba Tnd = Bba r
1. Bb ti mma Tt

2.

gbnn Jd

3.

bro Tt ti Wl

4.

bro bba Wl

5.

Mm mi ti w

6. w w (conversational context)

7.

Psl yin (not in conversational context)

8.

Kls wa ti yin

9.

we Jd ti Tt

10. Bb w (conversational context)

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k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

I e 3
D wn lfo wny pl wn r t wn b wn mu. R w p wn r n e dd pl
wn olw in gblhn n.
Use a possessive pronoun to fill in the space below. Let the pronoun correspond to the
subject of the sentence or phrase.
1.

Ol frnan bba

, gbn k frn ya

2.

m frnan olk

,gbn Ad k frn olk

3.

frn aja

, mi frn olgb

4.

wn b Ol frn wn m

,gbn wn k frn dt nn ile

.

5.

O frn aja

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k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

Lesson 2 - k Kej
The Plural marker 'wn'
wn is a plural marker that is placed before the noun. For example:
1. Mo ri wn obnrin n ln
2. wn il n j.
3. wn knrin ma d fl

I saw the women yesterday

The houses are burning
Men do wear hats

Compare:
1b. Mo ri obnrin n ln
2b. Il n j.

I saw the woman yesterday

The house is burning.

However, the use of wn is sometimes redundant and therefore does not necessarily
have to be used. For example:
4. Obnrin k d fl
5. md k sn

Women do not wear hats

Children dont sleep

In 4 and 5, the subjects do not have to be preceded by wn to indicate plurality.

We should, however note that wn can be singular when used honorifically--as a mark of
respect as for example ' wn bb mi n k n k i yn ' my father asked me to say 'hi' to
you.
More examples:
wn il

Houses

wn b

Parents

wn md

Children

wn ile wn

their houses

Ile wn

their house

wn ar mi

my people

Il b mi

my parents house

Il wn b mi

my parents house

wn il wn b mi

the houses of my parents

Mo frn wn md

I love children

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Or Kej (Chapter 2)

k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

I e 1
K wn gblhn wny n Yorb. Lo wn ni ibi t b y.
Write the sentences below in Yorb using the plural marker where necessary.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

I like her fathers books.

My hands are clean.
I love children.
My parents house is in Austin.
I want to buy four books.

I e 2
Fi rp ork t b y d wn lfo wny.
Fill out the spaces below with appropriate pronouns.
Ngb t____________ dl ____________ b ____________ bi____________ p nbo
ni ____________ t b. ____________ pinnu lti s tt fn____________.
____________ s fn wn p d r ____________ ni ____________ ti b.

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k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

Lesson 3 - k Kta:
Nn Kls (In the Classroom)

r ds (Monologue)
Kls mi ( My classroom )
Ork mi ni Wl. Mo j akk n Yunifst ti Texas n Austin. Mo frn il-w mi
gan-an ni ntor p gbogbo ohun t l m k k r nyn lrn ni w nb gg nn
kls mi.
Oriri nkan ni w nn kls mi. Lraa wn ni ga tbl, wrn kpt mnt
ms kbd w atm-d pn psl rl rs fd sdi fl mp
gby k ptk-kw ti b b l.
Lyn y a tn l r wn nkan mrn t wn m kls mi yt s kls mrn ni
Yunifst bi lkn alrbar frs alrbar in ltrk j apr-dalns ti b
b l.
Mo frn il-w mi lplp. Mo s ma fi yangn lrn wn r mi ntor p
nnn nnn nnn ohun a n l nnn b m agit e nnn po igi.

I e 1
Dhn wn br wny.
Respond to the following questions.
t ni

t k

1. ni Wl n Yunifst ti Texas n Austin.

2. Wl frnan kls r.

3. Fn w n kls Wl.

4. Wl ma fi il-w r yangn.

5. Wl ma kr n il-w r ntor p k frnan il-w

r.

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k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

Prepositions
Preposition of location is one of the grammatical classes in Yorb. 'N' combines with the
following to form prepositions.
For example:
N + ab
N + iwj
N + yn
N + rn
N + in
N + gb
N + or

under
in front of
behind
in between / in the middle of
inside
beside
on top of

lb
nwj
lyn
lrn
nn
lgb
lr

These prepositions do not require n:

snm
jnn s

near
far from

W to be precedes the preposition to express location. For example:

w w lri tbl

The book is on the table.

Other examples are found below:

ga w nwju tbl.

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Or Kej (Chapter 2)

k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

Pn w lrn w ti p.

Psl w nn w.

Apr dalns w lgb ilkn.

Bt w lb ga.

g jnn s tbl.

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Or Kej (Chapter 2)

k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 2
K wn gblhn wny n de Yorb.
Write the following sentences in Yorb.
1. The book is inside the bag._
2. The bag is under the table._
3. The pencil is beside the bag._
4. The table is in front of the chalkboard.
5. The book is between the pencil and the pen.
6. I am far from the chalkboard.
7. The bag is near the student.

I e 3
Olk r y fi wn nkan kan hn nnu kls. Dhn wn br t b tl fihn
n.
Your teacher will show you some objects in the classroom and their location. Provide a
response to your teachers questions.

The interrogative Nbo Atka ebr Nbo

Nbo is an interrogative form that means where? .
Nbo ni..?
Where is.?
The verb w ( to be / to exist) is used in combination with nbo ni to ask a question
concerning the location of something or someone.
For example:
br:

Nbo ni w w?

Where is the book?

dhn:

w w lri tbl.

(The) book is on the table.

br:

Nbo ni kpt w?

Where is the computer?

dhn:

Kbd w nwju
kpt.

The keyboard is in front of the computer.

However, w can also be used as a response to indicate how someone is doing, as in the
following:
Bb k? How is your father doing?
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Wn w.

k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

He is doing fine/well.

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k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 4
Wo wn wrn ti a ps sk lti fi dhn wn br wny.
Use the pictures of objects of the classroom and their locations provided above to respond to
the following questions
1. Nbo ni w w?
_________________________________________________________
2. Nbo ni rs w?
_________________________________________________________
3. Nbo ni pn w?
_________________________________________________________
4. Nbo ni pn ti psl w?
_________________________________________________________
5. Nbo ni psl w?
_________________________________________________________
6. Nbo ni w-atm w?
_________________________________________________________
7. Nbo ni ptk-kw w?
_________________________________________________________
8. Nbo ni ga w?
_________________________________________________________
9. Nbo ni p w?
_________________________________________________________
10. Nbo ni tbl w?
_________________________________________________________

I e 5
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. Nbo ni w r w?
_________________________________________________________
2. Nbo ni pn r w?
_________________________________________________________
3. Nbo ni w na w?
_________________________________________________________
4. Nbo ni olk r w?
_________________________________________________________
5. Nbo ni r r w?
_________________________________________________________
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Or Kej (Chapter 2)

k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 6
Br br mrnn nn wn br t wn w n I e 4 n w r r kan nnu
kls. K wn dhnun r sl.
Ask your friend five questions from exercise 4 above. Write down his or her responses.

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W wn r wny
Look for these words in the puzzle below. Pay attention to the tones!
ga tbl kpt mnt pn psl ilkn j, tlifn akk

I e 7
Drk wn nkan mw t w nnu kls r k o s s ibi t wn w.
Mention ten objects in your classroom and provide the location.

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k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 8
Lo wn nkan mrnn t w nnu kls y n gblhn plu Nbo ni, k o s ps
dhn s wn.
Use five objects in this classroom to form questions with Nbo ni , and provide answers to
your questions.
B pr:
1a. Nbo ni g w?
1b. w nwju tbl.

1a.
1b.
2

2a.
2b.
3

3a.
3b.
4

4a.
4b.
5

5a.
5b.

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k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

Lesson 4 - k Krin:
Nb ( Numbers )
Nb 0 - 40
0

do

21

oknllgn

okan

22

ejllgn

ej

23

tllgn

ta

24

rnllgn

rin

25

arnndnlgbn

arnn

26

rndnlgbn

27

tdnlgbn

eje

28

ejdnlgbn

29

okndnlgbn

snn

30

gbn

10

31

oknllgbn

11

oknl

32

ejllgbn

12

ejl

33

tllgbn

13

tl

34

rnllgbn

14

rnl

35

arnndnlgj

15

arnndnlgn

36

rndnlgj

16

rndnlgn

37

tdnlgj

17

tdnlgn

38

ejdnlgj

18

ejdnlgn

39

okndnlgj

19

okndnlgn

40

ogj

20

ogn

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k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

I e 1
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
B pr:
3
10
3
20

+3
- 6
x9
/ 2

=
=
=
=

f
rin
tdnlgbn
w

1.

12 + 2

2.

10 + 5

3.

41 20

4.

18 / 3

5.

2x 8

6.

20 11

7.

15 + 5

8.

8x 4

9.

19 - 5

10.

24 + 12

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k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

I e 2
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

B pr:
1
7
2
18

+
x
/

1= 2
3= 4
7 = 14
2= 9

1.

7 + 8 = 15

2.

19 - 6 = 13

3.

15 - 5 = 10

4.

18 / 9 =

5.

Okan ti okan j ej.

Y ta kr nn ej, j rin.
Ej ln mje j rnl.
Fi ej pn ejdnlgn, j snn.

4 x 5 = 20

I e 3
Kk k wn nb n sl k o t k wn n Yorb.
Write the numbers first in figures then in Yorb words.
1. K ni nba tlifn r?
_________________________________________________________
2. K ni nba tlifn wn lp?
_________________________________________________________
3. K ni nba tlifn wn panpan?
_________________________________________________________
4. K ni nba tlifn il r?
_________________________________________________________
5. K ni nba tlifn fn nkan pjwr?
_________________________________________________________

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k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

I e 4
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
B pr:
Ej ti okan j ta
1. Ej ti j j?
_________________________________________________________
2. Y f kr nn ejl, j?
_________________________________________________________
3. ta ln mf j?
_________________________________________________________
4. Y eje kr nn tl, j?
_________________________________________________________
5. Oknl ti okan j?
_________________________________________________________

I e 5
So wn t bara mu ni w A ti w B pap.
Match the words in column A with those in column B.
A

rin ti rndnlgn

ogj

Ejl ti tl

gbn

Arnn ti arnndnlgbn

ejllgbn

Oknl ti oknllgn

arnndnlgbn

tdnlgn ti tllgn

ogn

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k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

srngbs (Dialogue)
1.
Olk:

Gbogbo yn, m w iro yn

jde. w yn s oj-w
karnllgbn. Tt, e ir kn.

Tt:

Arnndnlgn ti tl j
ejdnlgbn.

Olk:

Tt, o gba ir r mm. Kmi,

e ir kknl. Y rin kr nn
tl.

Kmi:

m m m, ku snn.

Olk:

O kre, Kmi. Flk, e ir t

tl yn. Y snn kr nn
tdnlgn.

Flk:

k j.

Olk:

kre Flk.

Nn kls, Olk ti wn m il-w

e r.
Inside the classroom, the teacher and
students are solving math problems

2.
Olk:

yin m, dk ariwo. la ni j dnw. y k tn iro wa w. Ll, K ni iro

ej ti f?

Ll:

j ni.

Olk:

kre Ll. Tt, k ni okndnlgn ti ogn?

Tt:

Okndnlgbn ni

Olk:

Fmi, Tt gba iro r?

Fmi:

Rr, okndnlgj ni rp okndnlgn ti ogn.

Olk:

O kre Fmi. Rm, y arnndnlgn kr nn oknllgbn.

Rm:

rndnlgn ni.

Olk:

Fnmi, Rm gba iro r?

Fnmi:

B ni, gba iro r.

Olk:

Gbogbo yn, kre.

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