yetɔn

See also: yetọn

Gun

Alternative forms

• yétọ̀n (Nigeria)

Etymology

From yé (“they”) +‎ tɔ̀n (“of”), literally “of them”. Cognates include Fon yětɔ̀n, Saxwe Gbe yetɔ̀n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jé.tɔ̃̀/

Determiner

yétɔ̀n (Benin)

1. their (third-person plural possessive adjective)

See also

Gungbe personal pronouns
Number	Person	Emphatic Pronoun	Subject Pronoun	Object Pronoun	Possessive Determiner
Singular	First	nyɛ́, yẹ́n	ùn, n	mi	cé, ṣié
	Second	jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀	à	wè	tòwè
	Third	éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀	é	è	étɔ̀n, étọ̀n
Plural	First	mílɛ́, mílẹ́	mí		mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n
	Second	mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́	mì		mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n
	Third	yélɛ́, yélẹ́	yé		yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n

References

1. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED420209.pdf