ẹn

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Interjection

ẹ̀n

  1. (non-polite, used with people younger than you) Used to answer to one's name.
    Ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n Afọlábí! — Ẹ̀n?
    Professor Afolabi! — Yes?

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Interjection

ẹn

  1. (colloquial) yes (when asked a question)
    Synonym: (polite) bẹ́ẹ̀ ni
    Ǹjó'o lọ s'ọ́jà lánàá? — Ẹn, mo lọ o.
    Did you go to the market yesterday? — Yes, I did.
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References

  • Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher (1998 February 17) “Ẹ̀kọ́ Kìíní - Apartments or Houses”, in Jẹ́ K'Á Ka Yorùbá [Let's Read Yoruba], Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 21
  • Michika, Sachnine (1997) Dictionnaire usuel yorùbá-français suivi d'un index français-yorùbá (in French), Ibadan, Nigeria: Éditions Karthala and IFRA-Ibadan, →ISBN, page 109
  • Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎, volume LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN
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