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Yoruba
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɓã. A distinctive marker of Proto-Itsekiri-SEY from Proto-Yoruba is the lack of differing second and third person plural pronouns. This distinction continues in the present in Itsekiri and amongst all Southeast Yoruba varieties except Ìjẹ̀bú, which uses ẹ̀wẹn and ọ̀wọn, respectively. Cognates include Itsekiri àghan, Yoruba àwọn, Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba ọ̀wọn, Ifè àŋa, Igala àma, Olukumi àwan, Àhàn xà, Èkìtì Yoruba ìn-ọn
Pronunciation
Particle
ọ̀wọn
- (Ijebu) Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.
- Ọ̀wọn àdúmáadọ́n wèé éè mù bí Èdùmàrè ṣe súre wọn ― These dark and shining men are unaware how the Creator blessed them
Derived terms
Pronoun
ọ̀wọn
- (Ijebu) they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun)
- (Ijebu) she, he, they (emphatic honorific third-person singular personal pronoun)
See also
1 Object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.