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ọrọ-iṣe ẹlẹla
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Yoruba
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Yoruba
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Etymology
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From
ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe
(
“
verb
”
)
+
oní-
(
“
one who has
”
)
+
ẹ̀là
(
“
that which is split
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɔ̀.ɾɔ̀.ì.ʃē ɛ̄.lɛ́.là/
Noun
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ọ̀rọ̀-ìṣe
ẹlẹ́là
(
grammar
)
A
splitting
verb
;
bisyllabic
verbs
that obligatorily
split
around a
direct
object
or
pronouns
.
bà jẹ́
(
“
to hurt, to damage
”
)
→
ba
ọkàn
jẹ́
(
“
to damage the heart
”
)
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Yoruba compound terms
Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
Yoruba lemmas
Yoruba nouns
Yoruba multiword terms
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