iwọ
See also: iwo
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
Cognate with Igala íwọ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-wɔ
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
iwọ
Etymology 2 edit
From ì- + wọ, compare with Olukumi úwọ and Igala ùwẹ
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ìwọ
See also edit
Affirmative subject pronouns
Negative subject pronouns
Object pronouns
singular | plural or honorific | |
---|---|---|
1st person | mi | wa |
2nd person | ọ / ẹ | yín |
3rd person | [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ | wọn |
Emphatic pronouns
Etymology 3 edit
Compare with Itsekiri ùghọ́, possibly cognate with Ifè ìfɔ̃́ (“navel”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́. Originally only referring to the umbilical cord, it has semantically shifted to also refer to the navel, becoming synonymous with idodo
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ìwọ́ or iwọ̀
Usage notes edit
- iwọ̀ is only used by speakers of the Northeast Yoruba dialect of Owe