ọbuntun

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Yoruba

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɔ-bʊtʊ̃ (“maiden”), see Ifè àbitɔ̃, Itsekiri abitọn

Pronunciation

Noun

ọbuntun

  1. (archaic) maiden, newlywed bride
    Synonyms: omidan, wúńdíá, ọ̀ṣìngín, ọmọụ́dọn
    A dá fún Ọ̀yẹ̀ nígbàtí ó ń lọ gbé ọbuntun àdúgbò wá ilé
    We divine for Ọ̀yẹ̀, when he is going to bring the maiden in the neighborhood home

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ọbuntun (“maiden”)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaOǹdóOǹdóobitọn
Ọ̀wọ̀Ọ̀wọ̀obitọn
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹabitọn
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìọbịtụn, ọbụntụn
Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ọbịtụn, ọbụntụn
Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìọbịtụn, ọbụntụn
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàọbuntun
ÈkóÈkóọbuntun
ÌbàdànÌbàdànọbuntun
ÌlọrinÌlọrinọbuntun
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ọbuntun
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàọbuntun
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaobutọn
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaIfɛ̀Akpáréàbitɔ̃
Atakpaméàbitɔ̃
Est-Monoàbitɔ̃
Tchettiàbitɔ̃
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

References

  • Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎, number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN
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