eniyan
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *Vnḭ. A folk etymology states it comes from eni (“being, person”) + ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + yàn (“to choose”), literally “Chosen beings”, in comparison to earlier pre-human earthly beings called eníyán, translated as "the one's who were expelled."
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ènìyàn
Derived terms[edit]
- ẹ̀dá-ènìyàn (“homo sapiens”)