iwaju
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From iwá (“front”) + ojú (“face”).[1] Compare with Ifè iwádzú, Olukumi úgwázú, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ-gʷájú, from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ-gʷájú
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
iwájú
Derived terms[edit]
- níwájú (“in front”)
- síwájú (“forwards”)
- ṣáájú
- tẹ̀ síwájú (“to progress/advance”)
- ìtẹ̀síwájú (“progress”)
References[edit]
- ^ Ogunwale, Joshua Abiodun (2005) “Problems of Lexical Decomposition: The Case of Yoruba Complex Verbs”, in Nordic Journal of African Studies 14[1], archived from the original on 24 June 2021