iwaju

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Yoruba[edit]

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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

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Noun[edit]

iwájú

  1. front
    Synonym: iwá

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 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