ọn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "on"

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (mid-tone): IPA^(key): /ɔ̃̄/
• (high-tone): IPA^(key): /ɔ̃́/

Pronoun

ọn

1. him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /ɔ̃/)

Pronoun

ọ́n

1. him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /ɔ̃/)

See also

Yoruba personal pronouns

		subject		object1	emphatic
		affirmative	negative
singular	1st person	mo	mi / n	mi	èmi
	2nd person	o		ọ / ẹ	ìwọ
	3rd person	ó	[pronoun dropped]	[preceding vowel repeated for mono­syllabic verbs] / ẹ̀	òun
plural	1st person	a		wa	àwa
	2nd person	ẹ		yín	ẹ̀yin
	3rd person	wọ́n	wọn	wọn	àwọn

¹ Except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.