awọn
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See also: awon
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
awọ́n
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
a- (“agent-creating prefix”) + wọ́n (“to be expensive”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
awọ́n
- something or someone that is expensive
Etymology 3[edit]
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɓã, see Itsekiri àghan, Ifè àŋa, Igala àma, Olukumi àwan, Àhàn xà
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
àwọn
- Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.
Pronoun[edit]
àwọn
- they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun)
- he, she, they (emphatic honorific third-person singular personal pronoun)
Synonyms[edit]
Yoruba varieties (they, plural particle, etc.)
Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
---|---|---|---|
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | ọ̀wọn |
Ìkálẹ̀ | àghan | ||
Ìlàjẹ | àghan | ||
Oǹdó | àghan | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀ | ọ̀ghọn | ||
Usẹn | àghan | ||
Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | ị̀n-ọn |
Ifẹ̀ | ìghan | ||
Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
Ìjẹ̀ṣà | ìghan | ||
Western Àkókó | - | ||
Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | àwọn | |
Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
Ìbàdàn | àwọn | ||
Òǹkò | àwọn | ||
Ọ̀yọ́ | àwọn | ||
Standard Yorùbá | àwọn | ||
Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
Ìjùmú | - | ||
Ìyàgbà | ìghọn | ||
Owé | ọ̀ghọn | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - |
See also[edit]
Affirmative subject pronouns
Negative subject pronouns
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 |
Emphatic pronouns
Etymology 4[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àwọ̀n
Derived terms[edit]
- àtòpọ̀-àwọ̀n (“network”)
- àwọ̀n ẹ̀fọn (“mosquito net”)