iṣa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "isa"

Yoruba

Etymology

Cognate with Igala ùchà, Olukumi ùsà, Itsekiri ùṣà, Arigidi àtʃà, possibly related to Ifè ìtsà (“gourd”) and Urhobo ochẹ. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-cà, from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-cà, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ̀-cà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ʃà/

Noun

ìṣà

1. a medium-size waterpot, see àmù and orù, used to fetch water from streams

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìṣà (“medium-size waterpot”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)	ùṣà
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ùṣà
				Àgọ́ Ìwòyè	ùṣà
				Ìjẹ̀bú Igbó	ùṣà
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	ùṣà
				Ìkẹ́nnẹ́	ùṣà
				Ìkòròdú	ùṣà
				Òde Rẹ́mọ	ùṣà
				Ṣágámù	ùṣà
		Ifọ́n		Ifọ́n	ùṣà, ùchà
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)		Òkìtìpupa	ùsà
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)		Mahin	ùsà
				Òde Ùgbò	ùsà
				Òde Etíkàn	ùsà
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	ùṣà
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)	ùṣà, ùchà
		Usẹn		Usẹn	ùṣà
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	ùṣà
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	ùsà
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụ̀ṣà
				Òdè Èkìtì	ụ̀ṣà
				Òmùò Èkìtì	ụ̀ṣà
				Awó Èkìtì	ụ̀ṣà
				Ìfàkì Èkìtì	ụ̀ṣà
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ụ̀ṣà
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ìṣà
				Ìgbẹsà	ìṣà
				Ọ̀tà	ìṣà
				Agége	ìṣà
				Ìlogbò Erémi	ìṣà
		Ẹ̀gbá		Abẹ́òkúta	ìṣà
		Èkó		Èkó	ìṣà
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ìsà
		Ìbàràpá		Igbó Òrà	ìsà
				Èrúwà	ìsà
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	ìsà
				Ọ̀fà	ìsà
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ìsà
		Oǹkó		Òtù	ìchà
				Ìwéré Ilé	ìchà
				Òkèhò	ìṣà
				Ìsẹ́yìn	ìṣà
				Ṣakí	ìṣà
				Tedé	ìṣà
				Ìgbẹ́tì	ìṣà
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ìsà
				Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)	ìsà
				Ìkirè	ìsà
				Ìwó	ìsà
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ìṣà
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ìshà
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà		Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó	ìṣà
		Owé		Kabba	ìsà
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.