iwọ

See also: iwo

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala íwọ, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-wɔ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.wɔ̄/

Noun

iwọ

1. poison

   Synonyms: májèlé, oró

Etymology 2

From ì- +‎ wọ, compare with Olukumi úwọ and Igala ùwẹ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.wɔ̄/

Pronoun

ìwọ

1. you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìwọ (“you sing., emphatic subject pronoun”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ào	Ìdóàní	ùgwọ
		Ìdànrè	Ìdànrè	ùwọ
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ùwọ
			Ìkòròdú	ùwọ
			Ṣágámù	ùwọ
			Ẹ̀pẹ́	ùwọ
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	ùwọ
		Ìlàjẹ	Mahin	ùwọ
		Oǹdó	Oǹdó	ùwọ
		Ọ̀wọ̀	Ọ̀wọ̀	ùwọ
		Usẹn	Usẹn	ùwọ
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	ùwọ
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	úwọ
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụ̀ọ, ùwẹ, ùwe
			Àkúrẹ́	ụ̀ọ, ùwẹ, ùwe
			Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ụ̀ọ, ùwẹ, ùwe
		Ifẹ̀	Ilé Ifẹ̀	ìwọ
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ìwọ
		Èkó	Èkó	ìwọ
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	ìwọ
		Ìbọ̀lọ́	Òṣogbo	ìwọ
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	ìwọ
		Oǹkó	Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	ìwọ
			Ìwàjówà LGA	ìwọ
			Kájọlà LGA	ìwọ
			Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	ìwọ
			Ṣakí West LGA	ìwọ
			Atisbo LGA	ìwọ
			Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	ìwọ
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	ìwọ
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	ìwọ
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ìwɔ
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé	Kabba	ìwọ
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ìdàácà	Igbó Ìdàácà	wɔ̀ɔ
		Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	ìwɔ
			Atakpamé	ìwɔ
			Tchetti	ìwɔ

See also

Affirmative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mo	a
2nd person	o	ẹ
3rd person	ó	wọ́n

Negative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mi / n	a
2nd person	o	ẹ
3rd person	[pronoun dropped]	wọn

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

Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.

Emphatic pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	èmi	àwa
2nd person	ìwọ	ẹ̀yin
3rd person	òun	àwọn

Etymology 3

Compare with Itsekiri ùghọ́, possibly cognate with Ifè ìfɔ̃́ (“navel”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *ʊ̀-ɣɔ́, *ɪ̀-ɣɔ́. Originally only referring to the umbilical cord, it has semantically shifted to also refer to the navel, becoming synonymous with idodo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.wɔ́/

Noun

ìwọ́

1. (anatomy) umbilical cord
2. (anatomy) navel

   Synonyms: idodo, udodo

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ìwọ́ (“navel, umbilical cord”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ùwọ́
			Ìkòròdú	ìghọ́
			Ṣágámù	ùghọ́
			Ẹ̀pẹ́	ùghọ́
		Ìkálẹ̀	Òkìtìpupa	ùghọ́
		Ìlàjẹ	Mahin	ùghọ́
		Oǹdó	Oǹdó	ùghọ́
		Ọ̀wọ̀	Ọ̀wọ̀	ùghọ́
		Usẹn	Usẹn	ùghọ̀
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	ùghọ́
	Olùkùmi		Ugbódù	ughọ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụ̀ọ́
			Àkúrẹ́	ụ̀ọ́
			Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ụ̀ọ́
		Ìgbómìnà	Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA	àwẹ́
			Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA	ìwẹ́
			Ìsin LGA	ìwẹ́
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	Iléṣà	ụ̀ọ́
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ìwọ́
		Èkó	Èkó	ìwọ́
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	ìwọ́
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	ìwọ́
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	ìwọ́
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	ìwọ́
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ìwɔ́
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìjùmú	Ìjùmú	ùwọ́
		Owé	Kabba	iwọ̀, uwọ̀
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	ìfɔ̃́ (navel), okùfɔ̃́ (umbilical cord)
			Atakpamé	ìfɔ̃́ (navel), okùfɔ̃́ (umbilical cord)
			Tchetti	ìfɔ̃́ (navel), okùfɔ̃́ (umbilical cord)