Yoruba Paper 2 WASSCE (PC), 2019

Question 3

Kọ àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí ní ìlàna ìdàkọ fóníìmù èdè Yorùbá.

 

Observation

 

Candidates were tasked to write the phonemic representation of the given words.

                                    (a)        Ìgbọràn            /ìgbɔ̄rã̀/
Ìgbọnràn          /ìgbɔ̃̄rã̀/
(b)        Ìgbàgbọ́       /ìgbàgbɔ́/
(d)        Ọgbọọgbọ́n     /ɔ̄gbɔ̄ɔ̄gbɔ̃́/
(e)       Ìfẹ́                    /ìfɛ́/
(ẹ)        Àbá                 /àbá/
(f)        Fúnn̄kẹ́            /Fṹn̄kɛ́/
(g)        Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀          /ɔ̀kpɔ̀lɔ̄kpɔ̀/
(gb)      Ọjà                  /ɔ̄ʤà/ /ɔ̄jà/
(h)        Pańpẹ́              /kpāńkpɛ́/
(i)         Àṣeyọrí            /àʃejɔrí/

Most candidates failed to tone mark their phonemic representation and this led to loss of marks