iwọ
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See also: iwo
Yoruba
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Igala íwọ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-wɔ
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iwọ
Etymology 2
[edit]From ì- + wọ, compare with Olukumi úwọ and Igala ùwẹ
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ìwọ
See also
[edit]Affirmative subject pronouns
Negative subject pronouns
Object pronouns
singular | plural or honorific | |
---|---|---|
1st person | mi | wa |
2nd person | ọ / ẹ | yín |
3rd person | [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ | wọn |
Emphatic pronouns
Etymology 3
[edit]Compare with Itsekiri ùghọ́, possibly cognate with Ifè ìfɔ̃́ (“navel”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́. Originally only referring to the umbilical cord, it has semantically shifted to also refer to the navel, becoming synonymous with idodo
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ìwọ́ or iwọ̀
Usage notes
[edit]- iwọ̀ is only used by speakers of the Northeast Yoruba dialect of Owe
Categories:
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Yoruboid
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- Yoruba pronouns
- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruba
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- Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Edekiri
- Yoruba terms derived from Proto-Edekiri
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