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Yoruba
Etymology 1
Cognate with Igala íwọ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-wɔ
Pronunciation
Noun
iwọ
- poison
- Synonyms: májèlé, oró
Etymology 2
From ì- + wọ, compare with Olukumi úwọ and Igala ùwẹ
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ìwọ
- you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)
- Synonym: ụ̀wẹ
See also
Affirmative subject pronouns
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singular
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plural or honorific
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| 1st person
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mo
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a
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| 2nd person
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o
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ẹ
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| 3rd person
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ó
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wọ́n
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Negative subject pronouns
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singular
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plural or honorific
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| 1st person
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mi / n
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a
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| 2nd person
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o
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ẹ
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| 3rd person
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wọn
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Object pronouns
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singular
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plural or honorific
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| 1st person
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mi
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wa
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| 2nd person
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ọ / ẹ
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yín
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| 3rd person
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/ ẹ̀
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wọn
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Note: 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 3
Compare with Itsekiri ùghọ́, possibly cognate with Ifè ìfɔ̃́ (“navel”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́. Originally only referring to the umbilical cord, it has semantically shifted to also refer to the navel, becoming synonymous with idodo
Alternative forms
- ùghọ́ (Ìkálẹ̀, Ìlàjẹ, Ọ̀wọ̀, Oǹdó)
- ùwọ́ (Ìjùmú, Ìjẹ̀bú)
- ụ̀ọ́ (Èkìtì, Ìjẹ̀ṣà)
Pronunciation
Noun
ìwọ́ or iwọ̀
- (anatomy) umbilical cord
- (anatomy) navel
- Synonyms: idodo, udodo
Usage notes
- iwọ̀ is only used by speakers of the Northeast Yoruba dialect of Owe