iwaju

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

ụwá, ụwájú (Ekiti)
ugwá (Owo)
ugwájú (Ikale, Ondo)
uwájú (Eastern Akoko)

Etymology

From iwá (“front”) +‎ ojú (“face”).^[1] Compare with Ifè iwádzú, Olukumi úgwázú, Itsekiri ugwájú, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-gʷájú, from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-gʷájú

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.wá.d͡ʒú/

Noun

iwájú

front
Synonym: iwá

Derived terms

níwájú (“in front”)
síwájú (“forwards”)
ṣáájú
tẹ̀ síwájú (“to progress/advance”)
ìtẹ̀síwájú (“progress”)

References

^ Ogunwale, Joshua Abiodun (2005) “Problems of Lexical Decomposition: The Case of Yoruba Complex Verbs”, in Nordic Journal of African Studies 14‎, archived from the original on 24 June 2021

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