yelɛ

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From (they) +‎ lɛ́ (plural marker).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

yélɛ́ (Benin)

  1. they (third-person plural emphatic pronoun)

See also

Gungbe personal pronouns
Number Person Emphatic Pronoun Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Determiner
Singular First nyɛ́, yẹ́n ùn, n mi , ṣié
Second jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀ à tòwè
Third éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀ é è étɔ̀n, étọ̀n
Plural First mílɛ́, mílẹ́ mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n
Second mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́ mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n
Third yélɛ́, yélẹ́ yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n

References

  1. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED420209.pdf