Yoruba Sounds and Tones: Pronunciation Basics · Lesson 1 · 3 minutes
Count the letters
State that the Yoruba alphabet has 25 letters.
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Count the letters
Ade points to a wooden board. He teaches his sister the Yoruba alphabet. It has 25 letters.
How many letters are in the Yoruba alphabet?
- 25 letters
- 26 letters
Answer: 25 letters
The Yoruba alphabet has 25 letters.
Fewer than English
Ade shows two alphabets. English has 26 letters. Yoruba has 25 letters.
Complete the sentence about the Yoruba alphabet.
The Yoruba alphabet has ___ letters.
Answer: The Yoruba alphabet has 25 letters.
Yoruba has 25 letters, one fewer than English.
Does the Yoruba alphabet have the same number of letters as English?
- No, Yoruba has 25 letters, not 26.
- Yes, both have 26 letters.
Answer: No, Yoruba has 25 letters, not 26.
English has 26 letters, but Yoruba has 25.
Build the fact about Ade's board.
Answer: The Yoruba alphabet has 25 letters
Ade counts 25 total letters on the Yoruba alphabet board.
Order these steps from English to Yoruba letter counts.
Answer: English has 26 letters. → Remove one letter count. → Yoruba has 25 letters.
Start with 26 letters in English, then subtract one to get 25 in Yoruba.
What to remember
- The Yoruba alphabet has 25 letters.
- It has one fewer letter than the 26-letter English alphabet.
Next in this course: Find seven vowels. It carries on in the Breni app.