sọrọ

See also: soro, Soro, soró, ṣoro, and Sorø

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of sọ ọ̀rọ̀ (“to say words”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ̀.ɾɔ̀/

Verb

sọ̀rọ̀

1. (intransitive) to talk

   Yé sọ̀rọ̀! ― Stop speaking!

2. (euphemistic, idiomatic) to insult

   Synonym: bú

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - sọ̀rọ̀ (“to speak, talk”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	sọ̀rọ̀
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)		Òkìtìpupa	fọfọ̀
Proto-Yoruba	Northwest Yoruba	Ẹ̀gbá		Abẹ́òkúta	sọ̀rọ̀
		Èkó		Èkó	sọ̀rọ̀
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	sọ̀rọ̀
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	sọ̀rọ̀
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	sọ̀rọ̀
				Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)	sọ̀rọ̀
				Ìkirè	sọ̀rọ̀
				Ìwó	sọ̀rọ̀
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	sọ̀rọ̀
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	sɔ̀rɔ̀
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà		Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó	fọ́ràn
		Owé		Kabba	họ̀rọ̀
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	fafɔ̀
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	tsárũ, wíìnyɛ̀
				Atakpamɛ	tsárũ, wíìnyɛ̀
				Boko	tsárũ, wíìnyɛ̀
				Est-Mono	tsárũ, wíìnyɛ̀
				Moretan	tsárũ, wíìnyɛ̀
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	tsárũ, wíìnyɛ̀
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• sọ̀rọ̀sọ̀rọ̀ (“speaker”)