awọn

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See also: awon

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

awọ́n

  1. (Igbomina) tongue
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

a- (“agent-creating prefix”) +‎ wọ́n (“to be expensive”)

Pronunciation

Noun

awọ́n

  1. something or someone that is expensive

Etymology 3

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɓã, see Itsekiri àghan, Ifè àŋa, Igala àma, Olukumi àwan, Àhàn xà

Pronunciation

Particle

àwọn

  1. Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.

Pronoun

àwọn

  1. they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun)
  2. he, she, they (emphatic honorific third-person singular personal pronoun)

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: àwọn (“they, plural particle”)
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Language familyVariety groupVariety/languageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÀoÌdóàníọ̀nọn
Eastern ÀkókóÀkùngbáÀkùngbá Àkókóọ̀ghọn, ọ̀wọn
ṢúpárèṢúpárè Àkókóọ̀wọn
Ìjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeọ̀wọn
Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)Òkìtìpupaàghan
Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)Mahinàghan
OǹdóOǹdóàghan
Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)ọ̀ghọn
UsẹnUsẹnàghan
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹàghan
OlùkùmiUgbódùàwan
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìị̀n-ọn
Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ị̀n-ọn
Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìị̀n-ọn
Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)ìghan
Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà)Iléṣà (Uléṣà)ìghan
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tààwọn
Ẹ̀gbádòÌjàkáọ̀họn
ÌbàdànÌbàdànàwọn
Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)àwọn
ÌlọrinÌlọrinàwọn
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́àwọn
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríààwọn
Northeast Yoruba/OkunÌyàgbàÌsánlú Ìtẹ̀dóìghọn
OwéKabbaọ̀ghọn
Ede languages/Southwest YorubaIfɛ̀Akpáréàŋa
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.

See also

Yoruba personal pronouns
subject object1 emphatic
affirmative negative
singular 1st person mo n̄ / mi mi èmi
2nd person o ọ / ẹ ìwọ
3rd person ó / ẹ̀ òun
plural 1st person a wa àwa
2nd person ẹ yín ẹ̀yin
3rd person wọ́n wọn wọn àwọn
1 Except for yín, 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.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

àwọ̀n

  1. net
  2. veil
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