ahọn

Yoruba

Etymology

Central Yorùbá and Southeast Yorùbá have underwent less change from the proposed Proto-Yoruboid form, Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-ɓã́. Also see intermediate-languages, Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-wã́, *ɪ-wã́, from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-wã́, *ɪ-wã́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.hɔ̃́/

Noun

ahọ́n

1. tongue

   Synonym: pálárun (Èkìtì)

2. (by extension) speech, tongue

   Synonym: ifọ̀

   ahọ́n-ọn rẹ̀ẹ́ tutù ― His speech is dull

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ahọ́n (“tongue”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ào	Ìdóàní	uwán
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	uwọ́n
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	iwán
		Ìlàjẹ	Mahin	ìwán
		Oǹdó	Oǹdó	iwán
		Usẹn	Usẹn	unwán
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	iwán
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	uwán
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụọ́n
			Àkùrẹ́	pálárun
		Ifẹ̀	Ilé Ifẹ̀	awọ́n
		Western Àkókó	Ọ̀gbàgì Àkókó	uwán
	Northwest Yoruba	Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	ahọ́n
		Oǹkó	Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	ahọ́n
			Ìwàjówà LGA	ahọ́n
			Kájọlà LGA	ahún
			Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	ahọ́n
			Ṣakí West LGA	ahún
			Atisbo LGA	ahún
			Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	ahún
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	ahọ́n
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	ahọ́n, ahán
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ahɔ́n, ahán
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà	Yàgbà East LGA	ighọ́n
		Owé	Kabba	ighọ́n
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana	Sokode	ɔ̃ɡá
		Boko	Boko	ĩɡá
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	Cábɛ̀ɛ́	ikpɔ̃́
			Tchaourou	ukpɔ̃́
		Ìcà	Agoua	ikpɔ̃́
		Ìdàácà	Igbó Ìdàácà	ikpã́
		Ifɛ̀	Atakpamé	iŋá
			Akpáré	nŋá
			Tchetti	iŋã́
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé	Kandi	àmɛ̀
		Moretan	Moretan	ĩɡá
		Northern Nago	Manigri	ĩɡá
		Southern Nago	Kétu	ikpṹ