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otitọ

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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From ò- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ títọ́ (reduplication of tọ́ (to be true)), literally That which is true

Pronunciation

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Noun

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òtítọ́

  1. truth, honesty

Synonyms

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Yoruba Varieties and Languages - òtítọ́ (truth, honesty)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeèrítọ́
Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́èrítọ́
Ìkòròdúèrítọ́
Ṣágámùèrítọ́
Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupaòtítọ́, òítọ́
ÌlàjẹMahinòtítọ́, òítọ́
OlùkùmiUgbódùọfọ̀tà
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìọ̀tị́tọ́, ọ̀ị́tọ́
Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ọ̀tị́tọ́, ọ̀ị́tọ́
Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìọ̀tị́tọ́, ọ̀ị́tọ́
Ifẹ̀Ilé Ifẹ̀ọ̀títọ́
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàòtítọ́, òótọ́
Ẹ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútaòtítọ́, òótọ́
ÈkóÈkóòtítọ́, òótọ́
ÌbàdànÌbàdànòtítọ́, òótọ́
ÌlọrinÌlọrinòtítọ́, òótọ́
OǹkóÌtẹ̀síwájú LGAòtítọ́, òótọ́
Ìwàjówà LGAòtítọ́, òótọ́
Kájọlà LGAòtítọ́, òótọ́
Ìsẹ́yìn LGAòtítọ́, òótọ́
Ṣakí West LGAòtítọ́, òótọ́
Atisbo LGAòtítọ́, òótọ́
Ọlọ́runṣògo LGAòtítọ́, òótọ́
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́òtítọ́, òótọ́
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàòtítọ́, òótọ́
Bɛ̀nɛ̀òtítɔ́, òótɔ́
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaòtítọ́
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácàòtítɔ́
Ifɛ̀Akpáréòtítɔ́
Atakpaméòtítɔ́
Tchettiòtítɔ́
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.