Provide examples of words for each tone pattern: High Tone, Mid Tone, Low Tone, and combinations like Mid High, Low High, Low Low in Yoruba.

Here are three examples of words for each tone pattern, where O = high tone (/), A = mid tone (-), and I = low tone ().

• a) A O (Mid High)

  • òkò (stone)
  • òkú (corpse)
  • òkè (mountain)

• b) I O (Low High)

  • ìgbá (calabash)
  • ìyá (mother)
  • ìkòkò (pot)

• c) I I (Low Low)

  • ìwé (book)
  • `ì