ọtun

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See also: otun, otuŋ, and ọtụn

Yoruba

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-tʊ̃́

Pronunciation

Noun

ọ̀tún

  1. right
  2. the second-in-command of the king or a ruler; the second-in-rank in any group or collective
    Synonym: igbákejì

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ọ̀tún (“right”)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeọ̀tọ́n
Ìkòròdúọ̀tọ́n
Ṣágámùọ̀tọ́n
Ẹ̀pẹ́ọ̀tọ́n
Ìkálẹ̀Òkìtìpupaọ̀tọ́n
ÌlàjẹMahinọ̀tọ́n
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹọtọ́n
OlùkùmiUgbódùọ̀tọ́n
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìọ̀tụ́n
Àkúrẹ́ọ̀tụ́n
Ọ̀tùn Èkìtìọ̀tụ́n
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàọ̀tún
ÈkóÈkóọ̀tún
ÌbàdànÌbàdànọ̀tún
ÌbàràpáIgbó Òràọ̀tún
Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogboọ̀tún
ÌlọrinÌlọrinọ̀tún
OǹkóÌtẹ̀síwájú LGAọ̀tọ́n
Ìwàjówà LGAọ̀tọ́n
Kájọlà LGAọ̀tún
Ìsẹ́yìn LGAọ̀tọ́n
Ṣakí West LGAọ̀tọ́n
Atisbo LGAọ̀tún
Ọlọ́runṣògo LGAọ̀tún
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ọ̀tún
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàọ̀tún
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ɔ̀tún
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaọtùn
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaIfɛ̀Akpáréòtã́
Atakpaméòtã́
Est-Monoòtã́
Tchettiòtã́
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.

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