ewurẹ

Yoruba

Ewúrẹ́

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɛ-wʊ́rɛ́, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *é-ɓó, likely derived from a Proto-Volta-Niger root, cognate with Igbo éwú, Ebira evu, Urhobo ẹvwé, Idoma ewu, Igala éwó, Edo ẹwe, Ukaan ẹ̀wị́, Yekhee eghuẹ, Ayere éwó, and possibly cognate with Akpes ɛ̀bi, Akpes ɛbují, Akpes ɛbʊ. A possible wider distribution may exist, see Benue-Congo languages Ibibio ebot, Proto-Plateau *-buon (2a), Proto-Plateau *ì-bu (2b), and Proto-Plateau *-bwal (3), and maybe even Baatonum boo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.wú.ɾɛ́/

Noun

ewúrẹ́

1. goat

   Synonym: ìdérègbè

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ewúrẹ́ (“goat”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)		Mahin	ikéegbè
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	èkéègbè
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)	òdérègbè, òdéègbè, ìdégbè
		Usẹn		Usẹn	ìdégbè
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	èkérègbè
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	ẹrunlé
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ẹụ́rẹ́, ìdéègbè, ùdérègbè, ùdéègbè
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ẹụ́rẹ́, ìdéègbè, ùdérègbè, ùdéègbè
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ẹụ́rẹ́, ìdéègbè, ùdérègbè, ùdéègbè
		Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)		Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)	ẹúrẹ́, ẹghúrẹ́
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà)		Iléṣà (Uléṣà)	eúrẹ́
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ewúrẹ́
		Ẹ̀gbádò		Ìjàká	ewúrẹ́
		Èkó		Èkó	ewúrẹ́
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ewúrẹ́
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	ewúrẹ́
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ewúrẹ́
		Oǹkó		Òtù	ewúrẹ́
				Ìwéré Ilé	ewúrẹ́
				Òkèhò	ewúrẹ́
				Ìsẹ́yìn	ewúrẹ́
				Ṣakí	ewúrẹ́
				Tedé	ewúrẹ́
				Ìgbẹ́tì	ewúrẹ́
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	eúrẹ́, ewúrẹ́
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ewúrẹ́, ìdérègbè, èkérègbè, ìkérègbè
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ewúrɛ́
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé		Kabba	èdègbe
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana		Sokode	abó
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)	éewɛ
				Tchaourou	ewúwɛ́
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	abó
		Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	ɛrɛwó
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	ewúrɛ́
				Onigbolo	ewúrɛ́
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Kétu	ewúrɛ́
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	abó
				Atakpamɛ	abó
				Boko	abó
				Est-Mono	abó
				Moretan	abó
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	abó
		Kura		Awotébi	ɛmərã
				Partago	ɛmarã
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé		Kandi	abó
		Northern Nago		Kambole	mɛ̀kɛ́kɛ, mɛkɛ
				Manigri	mɛkɛkɛ
		Southern Nago		Ìsakété	ewúrɛ́
				Ìfànyìn	ewúrɛ́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.