enyi
Ewe
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Gbe *-yĩ.[1] Cognates include Fon nyì, Saxwe Gbe onyì and Gun onyì.
Noun
[edit]enyi
Etymology 2
[edit]| 80 | ||
| ← 7 | 8 | 9 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: enyi Ordinal: enyilia | ||
Numeral
[edit]enyi
References
[edit]- ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 213
Igbo
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]enyi
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Igboid *é-nĩ̀Nĩ̀. Cognate with Ezaa éɲì.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]enyì
- friend
- Enyi m bụ Agụ
- My friend is strong
- (literally, “My friend is a leopard”)
References
[edit]Nyishi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Numeral
[edit]enyi
Toro
[edit]Noun
[edit]enyi
References
[edit]- Roger Blench, The Toro language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2012)
Categories:
- Ewe terms inherited from Proto-Gbe
- Ewe terms derived from Proto-Gbe
- Ewe lemmas
- Ewe nouns
- Ewe numerals
- Ewe cardinal numbers
- ee:Mammals
- Igbo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Igbo lemmas
- Igbo nouns
- Igbo terms inherited from Proto-Igboid
- Igbo terms derived from Proto-Igboid
- Igbo terms with audio pronunciation
- Igbo terms with usage examples
- ig:Elephants
- Nyishi lemmas
- Nyishi numerals
- Nyishi cardinal numbers
- Toro lemmas
- Toro nouns