yeye

See also: yéye, yéyé, and yé-yé

Sranan Tongo

Noun

yeye

1. spirit, ghost

Derived terms

• Santa Yeye

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

yeye

1. he/she/it/they (singular) (third-person singular pronoun)

See also

Swahili personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	mimi	sisi
2nd person	wewe	ninyi
3rd person	yeye	wao

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

• èyé (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jè.jé/

Noun

yèyé

1. mother, a title of respect for an older woman or a priestess of the orisha

   Synonyms: ìyá, màmá, mọ́mì, abiyamọ, iye, màámi, ìmọ́ọ̀

Derived terms

• yèyé Kare
• yèyélúwa (“Queen”)
• yèyé omi (“A general name for female river orisha, A priestess of any one of the river orisha”)
• yèyé Onírá (“A nickname for the orisha Oya”)
• yèyé Ọ̀ṣun (“A priestess of Osun, a nickname for Osun”)