igunpa

Yoruba

Etymology

From ìgún (“that which is pointed”) +‎ apá (“arm”), literally “The point part of the arm”, compare with Yoruba orúnkún

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɡṹ.k͡pá/

Noun

ìgúnpá

1. (anatomy) elbow

   Synonym: ìgbọnwọ́

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìgúnpá (“elbow”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Eastern Àkókó	Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó	ùgùnrùnká
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	gom̄go uká (elbow tip)
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	orókún ọwọ́
		Oǹdó	Oǹdó	ukókó aká, ukókó ọwọ́
		Ọ̀wọ̀	Ọ̀wọ̀	ukókó uká
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	oríkẹ́wọ́
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	àkpọ́wọ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ìgóká, ùgóká
			Àkúrẹ́	ìgóká, ùgóká
			Òdè Èkìtì	ìgóká, ùgóká
			Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ìgóká, ùgóká
		Ìgbómìnà	Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA	ìganapá
			Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA	ìgbọ̀nwọ́
			Ìsin LGA	ìgbọ̀nwọ́
	Northwest Yoruba	Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	ìgúnpá, ìgbọ̀nwọ́
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ìgúnpá, ìgbɔ̀nwɔ́
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	gã̀gã̀ŋ́gogo
			Atakpamé	gã̀gã̀ŋ́gogo
			Est-Mono	gã̀gã̀ŋ́gogo
			Tchetti	gã̀gã̀ŋ́gogo
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.