eniyan

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Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *Vnḭ. A folk etymology states it comes from eni (being, person) +‎ ì- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ yàn (to choose), literally Chosen beings, in comparison to earlier pre-human earthly beings called eníyán, translated as "the one's who were expelled."

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /è.nĩ̀.jã̀/

Noun

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ènìyàn

  1. person, people, human being

Synonyms

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Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ènìyàn (person)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeònìyọ̀n
Ìkòròdúònìyọ̀n
Ṣágámùònìyọ̀n
Ẹ̀pẹ́ònìyọ̀n
Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupairáyé
ÌlàjẹMahiniráyé
OǹdóOǹdóiáyé
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹirẹ́yé
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìọ̀nị̀yọ̀n, ịráyé
Àkúrẹ́ọ̀nị̀yọ̀n, ịráyé
Ọ̀tùn Èkìtìọ̀nị̀yọ̀n
Ìjẹ̀ṣàIléṣàònìyàn
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàènìyàn, èèyàn
ÈkóÈkóènìyàn, èèyàn
ÌbàdànÌbàdànènìyàn, èèyàn
ÌlọrinÌlọrinènìyàn, èèyàn
OǹkóÌtẹ̀síwájú LGAèèyẹ̀n
Ìwàjówà LGAèèyẹ̀n
Kájọlà LGAèèyẹ̀n
Ìsẹ́yìn LGAèèyẹ̀n
Ṣakí West LGAèèyẹ̀n
Atisbo LGAèèyẹ̀n
Ọlọ́runṣògo LGAèèyẹ̀n
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ènìyàn, èèyàn
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàènìyàn, èèyàn
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ènìyàn, èèyàn
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaÌdàácàIgbó Ìdàácàònìyàn
Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́ònìyàn
Kétuònìyàn
Onigboloònìyàn
Yewaònìyàn
Ifɛ̀Akpáréɔ̀nyà
Atakpaméɔ̀nyà
Est-Monoɔ̀nyà
Tchettiɔ̀nyà
Southern NagoÌsakétéònìyàn
Ìfànyìnònìyàn

Derived terms

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