iwọ

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See also: iwo

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala íwọ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-wɔ

Pronunciation

Noun

iwọ

  1. poison
    Synonyms: májèlé, oró

Etymology 2

From ì- +‎ wọ, compare with Olukumi úwọ and Igala ùwẹ

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ìwọ

  1. you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)
Synonyms
Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìwọ (“you sing., emphatic subject pronoun”)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÀoÌdóàníùgwọ
Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)ùwọ
Ìjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeùwọ
Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́ùwọ
Ìkòròdúùwọ
Ṣágámùùwọ
Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)Òkìtìpupaùwọ
Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)Mahinùwọ
OǹdóOǹdóùwọ
Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)ùwọ
UsẹnUsẹnùwọ
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹùwọ
OlùkùmiUgbódùúwọ
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìụ̀ọ, ùwẹ, ùwe
Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ụ̀ọ, ùwẹ, ùwe
Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìụ̀ọ, ùwẹ, ùwe
Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)ìwọ
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàìwọ
ÈkóÈkóìwọ
ÌbàdànÌbàdànìwọ
Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)ìwọ
ÌlọrinÌlọrinìwọ
OǹkóÒtùìwọ
Ìwéré Iléìwọ
Òkèhòìwọ
Ìsẹ́yìnìwọ
Ṣakíìwọ
Tedéìwọ
Ìgbẹ́tììwọ
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ìwọ
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàìwọ
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ìwɔ
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaìwọ
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)wɔ̀ɔ
Ifɛ̀Akpáréìwɔ
Atakpamɛìwɔ
Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)ìwɔ
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

Affirmative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mo a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person ó wọ́n
Negative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi / n a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person wọn
Object pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi wa
2nd person ọ / ẹ yín
3rd person / ẹ̀ wọn
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.
Emphatic pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person èmi àwa
2nd person ìwọ ẹ̀yin
3rd person òun àwọn

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ìwọ́

  1. (anatomy) umbilical cord
  2. (anatomy) navel
    Synonyms: idodo, udodo
Synonyms
Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìwọ́ (“navel, umbilical cord”)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeùwọ́
Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́ùghọ́
Ìkòròdúìghọ́
Ṣágámùùghọ́
Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)Òkìtìpupaùghọ́
Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)Mahinùghọ́
OǹdóOǹdóùghọ́
Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)ùghọ́
UsẹnUsẹnùghọ̀
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹùghọ́
OlùkùmiUgbódùughọ́
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìụ̀ọ́
Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ụ̀ọ́
Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìụ̀ọ́
Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà)Iléṣà (Uléṣà)ụ̀ọ́
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàìwọ́
ÈkóÈkóìwọ́
ÌbàdànÌbàdànìwọ́
ÌgbómìnàÌfẹ́lódùn LGAàwẹ́
Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAìwẹ́
Ìsin LGAìwẹ́
ÌlọrinÌlọrinìwọ́
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ìwọ́
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàìwọ́
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ìwɔ́
Northeast Yoruba/OkunÌjùmúÌjùmúùwọ́
OwéKabbaiwọ̀, uwọ̀
Ede Languages/Southwest YorubaIfɛ̀Akpáréìfɔ̃́ (navel), okùfɔ̃́ (umbilical cord)
Atakpamɛìfɔ̃́ (navel), okùfɔ̃́ (umbilical cord)
Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)ìfɔ̃́ (navel), okùfɔ̃́ (umbilical cord)
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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