nkọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nko"

Igbo

Adjective

nkọ

1. sharp
2. (figurative) very clever

Noun

nkọ

1. angle, corner

Further reading

• Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “nkö”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 109

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ́.kɔ́/, /ŋ̄.kɔ́/

Particle

ńkọ́

1. Used after a noun to signify "What about...?"

   Mo wà dáadáa o! Ẹ̀yin ńkọ́?

   I'm doing well! And you?

2. Used after a noun to signify "Where is...?"

   Mo wà dáadáa o! Ẹ̀yin ńkọ́?

   I'm doing well! And you?

Particle

n̄kọ́

1. (Yagba) Used after a noun to signify "What about...?"

   Ẹ̀ghin n̄kọ́?

   What about you?

2. (Yagba) Used after a noun to signify "Where is...?"

   Ìyàò rẹ̀ n̄kọ́?

   Where is your wife?

Usage notes

• When used with subject pronouns, only the emphatic pronouns may be used, ex: èmi instead of mo.

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ńkọ́ (“question particle”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	kọ́
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	kọ́
				Ìkòròdú	kọ́
				Ṣágámù	kọ́
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	síkọ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	sị́kọ́, sị́kọ́n
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	sị́kọ́, sị́kọ́n
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	sị́kọ́, sị́kọ́n
		Ifẹ̀		Ilé Ifẹ̀	síkọ́
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà		Iléṣà	síkọ́
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ńkọ́
		Èkó		Èkó	ńkọ́
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ńkọ́
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ńkọ́
		Oǹkó		Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	ńkọ́
				Ìwàjówà LGA	ńkọ́
				Kájọlà LGA	ńkọ́
				Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	ńkọ́
				Ṣakí West LGA	ńkọ́
				Atisbo LGA	ńkọ́
				Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	ńkọ́
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ńkọ́
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ńkọ́
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ńkɔ́
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà		Yàgbà East LGA	n̄kọ́
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.