Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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A much newer term for salt, to see more historic and older forms for salt, see Yoruba oghun (Owe)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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iyọ̀

  1. salt
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Yoruba Varieties and Languages - iyọ̀ (salt)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeiyọ̀
ÌlàjẹMahinoghun
OǹdóOǹdóoghun
Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀oghun
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹuwanguẹ́
OlùkùmiUgbódùówún
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìịyọ̀
Àkúrẹ́ịyọ̀
Ọ̀tùn Èkìtìịyọ̀
ÌgbómìnàÌlá Ọ̀ràngúniyọ̀
Ìfẹ́lódùn LGAiyọ̀
Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAiyọ̀
Ìsin LGAiyọ̀
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàiyọ̀
ÈkóÈkóiyọ̀
ÌbàdànÌbàdàniyọ̀
ÌlọrinÌlọriniyọ̀
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́iyọ̀
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàiyọ̀
Bɛ̀nɛ̀iyɔ̀
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaoghun
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaAnaSokodeowũ
Cábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́iyɔ̀
Tchaourouiyɔ̀
ÌcàAgouaiyɔ̀
ÌdàácàIgbó Ìdàácàowun
Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́iyɔ̀
Kétuiyɔ̀
Onigboloiyɔ̀
Yewaiyọ̀
Ifɛ̀Akpáréowũ
Atakpaméowũ
Bokoowũ
Moretanowũ
Tchettioŋu
KuraAwotébiómú
Partagoíní, ínú
Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandiimu
Northern NagoKamboleiyɔ̀
Manigriiyɔ̀
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Etymology 2

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ì- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ yọ (to remove, to subtract)

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ìyọ

  1. subtraction, removal