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Yoruba
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Etymology
[edit]From àmì (“sign, symbol, marking”) + ohùn (“tone”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]àmì ohùn
- tone mark
- Ẹ fi àmì ohùn s'órí "orilẹ-ede".
"Orílẹ̀-èdè": re-mí-dò-dò-dò.- Put the tone marks on the word "orilẹ-ede (country)".
"Orílẹ̀-èdè (country)": mid-high-low-low-low.
- Put the tone marks on the word "orilẹ-ede (country)".
- 2019 November 28, “Yorùbá tone mark: Fífi àmì ohùn sí orí ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá ṣe pàtàkì. [Yoruba tone marks: Putting tone marks on Yoruba words is important.]”, in BBC Yorùbá[1]:
Hyponyms
[edit]- àmì ohùn àárin (“mid-tone mark”)
- àmì ohùn ìsàlẹ̀ (“low-tone mark”)
- àmì ohùn òkè (“high-tone mark”)