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	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Eastern Àkókó	Ìkàrẹ́	Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó	ùgùnrùnká
			Ọ̀bà	Ọ̀bà Àkókó	ùgùnrànká
		Ìjẹ̀bú	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	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ìgóká, ùgóká
				Òdè Èkìtì	ìgóká, ùgóká
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ìgùnká, ìgóká, ùgóká
			Mọ̀bà	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.