awọn
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See also: awon
Yoruba
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]awọ́n
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]a- (“agent-creating prefix”) + wọ́n (“to be expensive”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]awọ́n
- something or someone that is expensive
Etymology 3
[edit]Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɓã, see Itsekiri àghan, Ifè àŋa, Igala àma, Olukumi àwan, Àhàn xà
Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]àwọn
- Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.
Pronoun
[edit]àwọn
- they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun)
- he, she, they (emphatic honorific third-person singular personal pronoun)
Synonyms
[edit]Yoruba Varieties and Languages - àwọn (“they, plural particle”) | ||||
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Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Location | Words |
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ào | Ìdóàní | ọ̀nọn |
Eastern Àkókó | Àkùngbá Àkókó | ọ̀ghọn, ọ̀wọn | ||
Ṣúpárè Àkókó | ọ̀wọn | |||
Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Òde | ọ̀wọn | ||
Ìkálẹ̀ | Òkìtìpupa | àghan | ||
Ìlàjẹ | Mahin | àghan | ||
Oǹdó | Oǹdó | àghan | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀ | Ọ̀wọ̀ | ọ̀ghọn | ||
Usẹn | Usẹn | àghan | ||
Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | àghan | ||
Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | àwan | ||
Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Àdó Èkìtì | ị̀n-ọn |
Àkúrẹ́ | ị̀n-ọn | |||
Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì | ị̀n-ọn | |||
Ifẹ̀ | Ilé Ifẹ̀ | ìghan | ||
Ìjẹ̀ṣà | Iléṣà | ìghan | ||
Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | àwọn | |
Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | àwọn | ||
Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Òṣogbo | àwọn | ||
Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | àwọn | ||
Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | àwọn | ||
Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | àwọn | ||
Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìyàgbà | Yàgbà East LGA | ìghọn | |
Owé | Kabba | ọ̀ghọn | ||
Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ìjɛ/Ọ̀họ̀rí | Yewa | ọ̀họn | |
Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | àŋa |
See also
[edit]Affirmative subject pronouns
Negative subject pronouns
Object pronouns
singular | plural or honorific | |
---|---|---|
1st person | mi | wa |
2nd person | ọ / ẹ | yín |
3rd person | [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ | wọn |
Emphatic pronouns
Etymology 4
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]àwọ̀n
Derived terms
[edit]- àtòpọ̀-àwọ̀n (“network”)
- àwọ̀n ẹ̀fọn (“mosquito net”)