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Same spelling, different tones

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• ọ(used instead of o before the vowels ẹ, ọ) shall; will; must
• ènáused only in the following proverb:-bi iwọ ko ni owo o kò ni ènà, bi o kò ni ènà o kò ni ohun rere lẹnu, "if you have no money (to give a person in distress) can you not pay visits, and if you cannot pay visits can you not send some kind messages?" hence the title "apènà," which means "one who calls together.
• di(always found with the particle o); till, until
• afiunless, except. e.g.-ẹmi ki yio lọ afi bi o bukun mi, “i will not go unless he bless me.”
• afibiunless, except. e.g.-ẹmi ki yio lọ afi bi o bukun mi, “i will not go unless he bless me.”
• agogoclock; bell; clock; o'clock; name of a tree loftier than the rest; tallness; height
• bọ̀wọ̀to regard; to pay respect to; to honour. - e.g., gbogbo ilu li o bọ̀wọ̀ fun wa, "all the townfolk respect us.
• niḷajaamicable; peaceable; hence o-niḷaja, peacemaker
• daradaragood;; ti o dara; good; nice