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oak n igi apd, igi k

oar n j, bl

oath n bra, p

oats n k

obedience n gbrn, forbal

obedient adj ngbrn, ntrba

obey v gbrn, trba, gbgb

obituary n hn snk

object n (thing) ohun rr

object v j n koro, d s, k

objection n od s, k

objective adj ltn-ls, lgb, ln ojsj

nyn

obligation n ore, igbs ore, rnyn, d ohun kaeobscene adj lntj, nrira, r, bnobscenity n ohun tj, rira, r

obscure adj knknfarasn gbro n danindanin

observant adj wwyet fojsl

observation n kysfojslgblhn r

observe v kys, , foj s, r, s r

obsession n kn lkn, fkns lnd, mkn kr, f fj

obsessive adj nf fj

obsolete adj ti tij, t k wl m, gb

obstacle n ohun dn, dw, dlwk

obstruct v d ln, dw, d dr

obstruction n dln, dw

obtain v r-gb, n, gb

obtainable adj gbgb, rr gb, rr, e gbobvious adj lro r, hhn gbagba, farahn

obviously adv llro r, djdj

occasion n y n, d

occasionally adv lkkan, lgbgbogbo, nlrenlre

occupation n i, n, dawb, bd

occupy v gb, i, gba ip, daw b, bd

occur v , l, hn

occurrence n (event) l

ocean n kun nlagbami kun

October n o kw dn

octopus n ja ls mj

odd adj (number)lgn gglbmu

odd adj (strange)pandanlbmu

odor n rnokiki

of prep ti, nti, npa

off adv (light) pa

offend v (person)b nn-j m ksoffense n offensive adj m bj w kn fn rn burkoffer n b filoffer v f-fnfi-lrboffice n iibi iip i oyofficer n (military)ggunofficial adj lb npa agbra oyofficial n onoften adv ngb-kgb ngb ppoil n eporrroil v fi epo soily adj lpoointment n gn wraohun kunragn fn gb rparaold adj dargbdgbgbhewolive n igi rr n il wn Jomit v f-kjgbgbfi-slon adv (light)tn sl

on prep lr

once adv ngb kan, lkn, kan, kan

one n (number) kan, en

onion n lbs

only adj kan yoyo, kan, pr

only adv kan yoyo, pr, nkan, a

only conj nkan, fi, fib

open adj (building) gbangba, , yya

open v lytm

opening n nlbr

openly adv ngbangbagedegbekedere

opera n er ontn olrin

operate v (medical) e i ab fn

operate v (system) m i

operation n (medical) i ab

operation n (system) i

operator n/f (system)

operator n/f (telephone)

operator n/m (system)

operator n/m (telephone)

opinion n r

opponent n/f t, aod, atanily, altkopponent n/m t, aod, atanily, altkopportunity n y n, gb gan, albpd, y t w

oppose v d s, e dn, t ly, tak, doj j k, e w d s

opposite adj kj s, tirs, dojk

opposite prep knkn

opposition n dn, jiyn, ts, tk, kjs, dojk

oppress v ni-lra, pn-lj, r-j, t mole, dlr

oppression n nilra, rj, tml, dlr

optical adj ti oj, npa toj

optician n/f alw

optician n/m alw

optimistic adj ti rt dra gbhn

option n yn, w, f

optional adj wfn, yyn, y t wu ni

or conj tb, b

oral adj (mouth) ti nu

oral adj (speech) ffnus

orange n sn, roborange adj b sn, b rob, pupa b epoorchestra n gb onl orr l ti frorder n (arrangement) t, sorder n (business) j rr, raj worder n (military) olgunorder v (business) ra j, r rnorder v (military) p fn, pa-lordinary adj npa liana, t k e ptkore n irin dlorgan n (body) t ara nyn, funorganization n gb kj, t lssorganize v t lssoriental adj ti l-ornorigin n pil, br, w, dloriginal adj ti ttke, de, bnib, tilw, twdoriginally adv npil, tltlornament n ohun sorphan n/f m allborphan n/m m allborphanage n il tj m allbostrich n ggother adj mrn, mrnotherwise adv bke b, b b k, bknrnour adj ti-waourselves pron wa tkarawaout adv ldeoutbreak n j, as, ariwo, br ogunoutcome n pars, yrs, pinoutdated adj wl, ti gb tij, t k b de sny l, gbgb, elwuoutdoors adv ldeouter adj deoutlook n n, wo iwj, iwjoutput n (production) mw, bsioutrage n (anger) run, bn, k rkj, lkuloutrageous adj bur rkjoutside prep taoutside adv (object) taoutside adv (open) nh de, ljde, ta gbagbaoutside n (object) taoutsider n/f ar de, ar ta, jjoutsider n/m ar de, ar ta, jjoutskirts n agbgboutstanding adj (debt) san gbs lskoutstanding adj (excellent) dra jl, ttay, ttoutstanding adj (noticeable) ttay, peterioutward adj (movement) nha de, tiha deoval adj pgbn, pk, bi ti yinoven n r, r dnover adv (remaining) lover prep (above) lr, rkj, sr, jl, lovercast adj , bovercoat n w wloverdose n mu gn para, muparaoverdue adj (bill) gbs sant, gbs sanpoverdue adj (late) rkj kk, poverflow v n, jde b ml, kn b, kn kj, kn knyaoverload v di rkj, fn lrnoverlook v fojfd, gbjfovernight adj al mj m wr, ti al noverrule v (court) fi s, poverrun v parun, fbjoverseas adj l krovertake v b, l-b, k-joverthrow v b ub, y dn, e bwovertime n i kj sk d dr, i erkjoverturn v ypad, yoverview n kpoverweight adj sanra sansd, n, wwo jowe v j gbs, j n gbsowl n wwown adj tmiown v n, gb bi tni, jwowner n/f olwa, olhunowner n/m olwa, olhunownership n onkan, olhun, nn nkan, t ni t n nkanox n ml ml

oxygen n aff

oyster n sn, p

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