See also: nye, Nye, NYE, and -nye

Etymology 1

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Nyɛ lɛ́

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Noun

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nyɛ (plural nyɛ lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. cassava
    Synonyms: fɛ́nnyɛ, fɛ́nlínnyɛ

Etymology 2

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Cognates include Fon nyɛ

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nyɛ́ (Benin)

  1. I, me (emphatic first-person singular personal pronoun)

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Gungbe personal pronouns
Number Person Emphatic Pronoun Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Determiner
Singular First nyɛ́, yẹ́n ùn, n mi , ṣié
Second jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀ à tòwè
Third éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀ é è étɔ̀n, étọ̀n
Plural First mílɛ́, mílẹ́ mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n
Second mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́ mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n
Third yélɛ́, yélẹ́ yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n