nkọ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nko"

Igbo

Adjective

nkọ

  1. sharp
  2. (figurative) very clever

Noun

nkọ

  1. angle, corner

Further reading

  • Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “nkö”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 109

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋ́.kɔ́/, /ŋ̄.kɔ́/

Particle

ńkọ́

  1. Used after a noun to signify "What about...?"
    Mo wà dáadáa o! Ẹ̀yin ńkọ́?
    I'm doing well! And you?
  2. Used after a noun to signify "Where is...?"
    Mo wà dáadáa o! Ẹ̀yin ńkọ́?
    I'm doing well! And you?

Particle

n̄kọ́

  1. (Yagba) Used after a noun to signify "What about...?"
    Ẹ̀ghin n̄kọ́?
    What about you?
  2. (Yagba) Used after a noun to signify "Where is...?"
    Ìyàò rẹ̀ n̄kọ́?
    Where is your wife?

Usage notes

  • When used with subject pronouns, only the emphatic pronouns may be used, ex: èmi instead of mo.

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ńkọ́ (“question particle”)
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Language FamilyVariety GroupVariety/LanguageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdekọ́
Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́kọ́
Ìkòròdúkọ́
Ṣágámùkọ́
OǹdóOǹdósíkọ́
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìsị́kọ́, sị́kọ́n
Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́sị́kọ́, sị́kọ́n
Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìsị́kọ́, sị́kọ́n
Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)síkọ́
Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà)Iléṣà (Uléṣà)síkọ́
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàńkọ́
ÈkóÈkóńkọ́
ÌbàdànÌbàdànńkọ́
ÌlọrinÌlọrinńkọ́
OǹkóÒtùńkọ́
Ìwéré Iléńkọ́
Òkèhòńkọ́
Ìsẹ́yìnńkọ́
Ṣakíńkọ́
Tedéńkọ́
Ìgbẹ́tìńkọ́
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ńkọ́
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàńkọ́
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ńkɔ́
Northeast Yoruba/OkunÌyàgbàÌsánlú Ìtẹ̀dón̄kọ́
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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