iná
noun
/ī.nã́/
uná (alternative)
Definitions
- fire, light
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “iná”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-nɪ̃ã́ or Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ́-nã́, cognate with Igala úná, Olukumi úná, Ifè iná, see Proto-Yoruboid entry *ʊ́-nã́ for more cognates. Ultimately from Proto-Volta-Congo *-na-
Dialectal synonyms “fire” 55 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Àkùngbá Àkókó
- uná
- Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)
- uná
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- unọ́
- Ẹ̀pẹ́
- unọ́
- Ìkòròdú
- unọ́
- Ṣágámù
- unọ́
- Òkìtìpupa
- uná
- Mahin
- uná
- Oǹdó
- uná
- Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)
- uná
- Usẹn
- uná
Ìtsẹkírì
- Ìwẹrẹ
- uná
Olùkùmi
- Ugbódù
- úná
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- ụnọ́
- Àkúrẹ́
- ụnọ́
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- ụnọ́
- Iléṣà (Uléṣà)
- uná
Northwest Yoruba
- Èbúté Mẹ́tà
- iná
- Ìjàká
- iná
- Èkó
- iná
- Ìbàdàn
- iná
- Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)
- iná
- Ìlọrin
- iná
- Òtù
- inẹ́
- Ìwéré Ilé
- inẹ́
- Òkèhò
- inẹ́
- Ìsẹ́yìn
- inẹ́
- Ṣakí
- inẹ́
- Tedé
- inẹ́
- Ìgbẹ́tì
- inẹ́
- Ọ̀yọ́
- iná
- Nàìjíríà
- iná
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- iná
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó
- iná
- Kabba
- inọ́
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Sokode
- iná
- Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)
- unɛ́
- Tchaourou
- unɛ́
- Baàtɛ
- inɔ́
- Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)
- iná
- Ìkpòbɛ́
- iná
- Onigbolo
- iná
- Kétu
- unɔ́
- Akpáré
- iná
- Atakpamɛ
- iná
- Boko
- iná
- Moretan
- iná
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- iná
- Aledjo-Koura
- ɔ́ná
- Awotébi
- ɔ́ná
- Partago
- ɔ́ná
- Kandi
- iná
- Kambole
- iná
- Manigri
- iná
Overseas Yoruba
- Havana
- iñá
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where this word is spelled “ina”.
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