àwọn
pron
/à.wɔ̃̄/
Definitions
- they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun)
- he, she, they (emphatic honorific third-person singular personal pronoun)
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “àwọn”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɓã, see Itsekiri àghan, Ifè àŋa, Igala àma, Olukumi àwan, Àhàn xà
Dialectal synonyms “they, plural particle” 27 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìdóàní
- ọ̀nọn
- Àkùngbá Àkókó
- ọ̀ghọnọ̀wọn
- Ṣúpárè Àkókó
- ọ̀wọn
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- ọ̀wọn
- Òkìtìpupa
- àghan
- Mahin
- àghan
- Oǹdó
- àghan
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- ọ̀ghọn
- Usẹn
- àghan
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- àghan
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- àwan
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- ị̀n-ọn
- Àkúrẹ́
- ị̀n-ọn
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- ị̀n-ọn
- Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)
- ìghan
- Iléṣà (Uléṣà)
- ìghan
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- àwọn
- Ìjàká
- ọ̀họn
- Ìbàdàn
- àwọn
- Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)
- àwọn
- Ìlọrin
- àwọn
- Ọ̀yọ́
- àwọn
- Standard Yorùbá
- àwɔn
- Nàìjíríà
- àwọn
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó
- ìghọn
- Kabba
- ọ̀ghọn
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Akpáré
- àŋa
Related terms
mopronn̄pron
mínoun
11 entries are spelled “mí”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
mí
The name of the Latin script letter M/m.
mi
me (first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb)
mí
me (first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a low- or mid-tone monosyllabic verb)
mi
my (first-person singular possessive pronoun)
mí
to breathe
mi
to shake
mi
to swallow
mì
to move
mi
alternative form of mo (“I”)
mí
The syllable used to represent the high-tone and its diacritic (´)
mo
I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
èmipron
ocharacter
11 entries are spelled “o”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
o
The sixteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.
ó
The name of the Latin script letter O/o.
o
you (second-person singular non-honorific personal pronoun)
ó
he/she/it (third-person singular non-honorific personal pronoun)
o
him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /o/)
ó
him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /o/)
o
Used at the end of sentences to emphasize a statement.
ò
not (placed before a verb to negate it, frequently used after personal pronouns)
ò
alternative form of wò (“to look at”)
O
The sixteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.
وْ
The sixteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script o.
Ọcharacter
8 entries are spelled “Ọ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
Ọ
The seventeenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ọ́ and written in the Latin script.
ọ
The seventeenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ọ́ and written in the Latin script.
ọ́
The name of the Latin script letter Ọ/ọ.
ọ
you (second-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb)
ọ́
you (second-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a low- or mid-tone monosyllabic verb)
ọ
him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /ɔ/)
ọ́
him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /ɔ/)
وَْ
The seventeenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script ọ.
Ẹcharacter
14 entries are spelled “Ẹ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
Ẹ
The fifth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ẹ́ and written in the Latin script.
ẹ
The fifth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ẹ́ and written in the Latin script.
ẹ́
The name of the Latin script letter Ẹ/ẹ.
ẹ
you (second-person plural or honorific personal pronoun)
ẹ̀
alternative form of ẹ (“you”) (used primarily with the conjunction bá or the progressive particle ń)
ẹ
you (second-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a high-tone monosyllabic verb)
ẹ́
you (second-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a low- or mid-tone monosyllabic verb)
ẹ
alternative form of rẹ (second-person singular non-honorific possessive pronoun)
ẹ
him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /ɛ/)
ẹ́
him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /ɛ/)
ẹ̀
alternative form of rẹ̀ (third-person singular object pronoun following a complex verb)
ẹ̀
alternative form of rẹ̀ (third-person singular possessive pronoun)
rẹ
your (second-person singular possessive pronoun)
عَِ
The fifth letter of the Yorùbá alphabet in the Ajami Script.
ìwọpron
3 entries are spelled “ìwọ”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ìwọ
you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)
ùwọ
you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)
ùwẹ
you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)
ónoun
4 entries are spelled “ó”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ó
The name of the Latin script letter O/o.
ó
he/she/it (third-person singular non-honorific personal pronoun)
ó
him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /o/)
yóò
will, shall; marks the intentional aspect (see table below), representing an intention to do something. Sometimes described as a marker of future tense or volition.
[pronoun dropped][preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs]
ẹ̀pron
6 entries are spelled “ẹ̀”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ẹ̀
alternative form of ẹ (“you”) (used primarily with the conjunction bá or the progressive particle ń)
ẹ̀
alternative form of rẹ̀ (third-person singular object pronoun following a complex verb)
ẹ̀
alternative form of rẹ̀ (third-person singular possessive pronoun)
rẹ̀
his/her/its (third-person singular possessive pronoun)
ẹ̀
The letter ⟨ẹ⟩ with low tone
Ẹ̀
The letter ⟨Ẹ⟩ with low tone
òunpron
2 entries are spelled “òun”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
òun
he/she/it (emphatic third-person singular personal pronoun)
òwun
she/he/it (emphatic third-person singular personal pronoun)
Acharacter
6 entries are spelled “A”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
A
The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.
a
The first letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called á and written in the Latin script.
á
The name of the Latin script letter A/a.
a
we (first-person plural personal subject pronoun)
a
him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /a/)
á
him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /a/)
wadet
5 entries are spelled “wa”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
wa
our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
wà
to be (have a location in space)
wá
come
wá
to look for
wà
to drive
àwapron
yíndet
2 entries are spelled “yín”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
yín
your (second-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun)
yín
you (second-person plural object pronoun)
ẹ̀yinpron
ghánverb
3 entries are spelled “ghán”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ghán
Ọwọ form of wọ́n (“to be expensive”)
wọ́n
they (third-person plural or honorific personal pronoun)
wọ́n
to be expensive
wọ́npron
4 entries are spelled “wọ́n”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
wọ́n
they (third-person plural or honorific personal pronoun)
wọn
their (third-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun)
wọ́n
to be expensive
wọ̀n
to weigh
àwọnparticle
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3,
where this word is spelled “awọn”.
Reference:
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