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Ede Ije

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Etymology

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Most Yoruboid languages have a common cognate form see Yoruba dialects, Ondo è sí, Ẹ̀gbá & Ìjẹ̀bú lè sí, Ijesha yè sí, Ọ̀wọ̀ , Iyagba nè ghí. Cognate with Itsekiri nè sín, Olukumi è ghí.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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lè é

  1. (interrogative) who, whom, whose
    Lè é nẹ olìkọ́ pè?
    who did the teacher call?

Usage notes

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  • An information-seeking question word for the human entity which is always followed by nẹ

References

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  • Muibat, Olawuwo Titilade (2021 December) “Contrastive Study of Question Markers in Standard Yorùbá and Ọ̀họ̀rí Dialect”, in African Scholar Publications & Research International[1], volume 23, number 8, Oyo, pages 1-14