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Yoruba
Etymology
From lè + sí.
Compare with forms in other Yoruba dialects, Oǹdó è sí, Èkìtì ì sí, Ìjèṣà yè sí, Ìyàgbà nè ghí. The use of "sí" can be seen in many interrogative forms in the respective dialects. Cognate with Itsekiri nè sín, Olukumi è ghí, Ede Ije lè é.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
lè sí
- (interrogative, Ẹgba, Ijebu) who, whom, whose
- Synonym: ta (Standard Yoruba)
- Lè sí i wà ― Who is that? (Ẹ̀gbá)
- Lè sí yẹn wà ― Who is that? (Ìjẹ̀bú)