funfun

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• فُنفُن

Etymology

From the root verb Proto-Yoruboid *-fũ, seem throughout Volta-Niger languages, Urhobo fuanfo, Edo fua (“to be white”), Ayere enfu, Ibibio fia, Ahwai farak, Blench suggests potentially Proto-Niger-Congo *-fu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fũ̄.fũ̄/

Verb

funfun

1. to be white

   Ara rẹ̀ ti funfun.

   Her skin has turned white.

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - funfun (“to be white”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	fú
			Ìkòròdú	fú
			Ṣágámù	fú
			Ẹ̀pẹ́	fú
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	fún, fífún
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	fẹ́n
Proto-Yoruba	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	funfun
		Èkó	Èkó	funfun
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	funfun
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	funfun
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	funfun
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	funfun
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	funfun
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	fṹ
			Atakpamé	fṹ
			Tchetti	fṹ

Noun

funfun

1. whiteness, white color

Adjective

funfun

1. white

   Fún mi l'áṣọ funfun.

   Give me the white cloth.

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - funfun (“white”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	fifu
			Ìkòròdú	fifu
			Ṣágámù	fifu
			Ẹ̀pẹ́	fifu
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	fífún
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	fífẹn
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	fúfún
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	fifun
			Àkúrẹ́	fifun
			Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	fifun
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	funfun
		Èkó	Èkó	funfun
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	funfun
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	funfun
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	funfun
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	funfun
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	funfun
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	Bùnú	funfun
		Ìjùmú	Ìjùmú	funfun
		Ìyàgbà	Yàgbà East LGA	funfun
		Owé	Kabba	funfun
		Ọ̀wọ́rọ̀	Lọ́kọ́ja	hunhun
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana	Sokode	fũfũ
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	Cábɛ̀ɛ́	funfun
			Tchaourou	funfun
		Ìcà	Agoua	fũfũ
		Ìdàácà	Igbó Ìdàácà	funfun
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	funfun
			Kétu	funfun
			Onigbolo	fufu
			Yewa	fufu
		Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	fũfũ
			Atakpamé	fũfũ
			Boko	fũfũ
			Moretan	fũfũ
			Tchetti	fũfũ
		Kura	Awotébi	fúfṹ
			Partago	fofu
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé	Kandi	fũfũ
		Northern Nago	Kambole	fũfũ
			Manigri	fõfũ