Perhaps related to Ifè kpó, Ede Idaca kpóó, Igala gbáà
gbogbo
This noun often looks and acts as a qualifier or determiner, and while usually before nouns, can occasionally come after. Some examples:
However, it is not a traditional adjective as when it's combined with subject pronouns, it becomes ungrammatical and must be used with the possessive pronouns, showing that it's a noun in Yoruba grammar. An example:
In the example above, the possessive pronoun, wa (“our”), instead of a (“we”), as Gbogbo a lọ s'Ékòó would be ungrammatical.
Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
---|---|---|---|
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìdànrè | kete |
Ìjẹ̀bú | dede | ||
Ìkálẹ̀ | dede | ||
Ìlàjẹ | dede | ||
Oǹdó | dede | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀ | gede | ||
Usẹn | - | ||
Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | kete |
Ifẹ̀ | kete | ||
Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
Ìjẹ̀ṣà | - | ||
Western Àkókó | kete | ||
Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | gbogbo | |
Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
Ìbàdàn | gbogbo | ||
Òǹkò | gbogbo | ||
Ọ̀yọ́ | gbogbo | ||
Standard Yorùbá | gbogbo | ||
Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
Ìjùmú | - | ||
Ìyàgbà | gbogbo | ||
Owé | gbogbo | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - |