àwa
pron
/à.wā/
ìn-a (alternative)
Definitions
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we (emphatic first-person plural personal pronoun)
Related wordsmopronn̄pron mopron 11 entries are spelled “mo”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. mo I (first-person singular personal pronoun) 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 (´) 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. ẹpron 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 you (second-person plural or honorific personal pronoun) 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. 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) ópron 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 he/she/it (third-person singular non-honorific personal pronoun) ó The name of the Latin script letter O/o. 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) apron 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 we (first-person plural personal subject pronoun) 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 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 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 wọ́npron 3 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) ghán Ọwọ form of wọ́n (“to be expensive”) 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 àwọnpron 2 entries are spelled “àwọn”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. àwọn they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun) àwọn Precedes a noun to mark it as plural. mèé wodet 2 entries are spelled “wo”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. wo which; what wò to look ó, éòwun, òun ápron 2 entries are spelled “á”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. á him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /a/) á The name of the Latin script letter A/a. ẹninoun 5 entries are spelled “ẹni”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ẹni person, one ẹní straw mat; usually used for sleeping ẹni our (first-person plural possessive pronoun) ọ̀wọn us (first-person plural object pronoun) ọnị person; one wẹnwẹ́nẹ̀wẹnpron ọ̀wọnpron 3 entries are spelled “ọ̀wọn”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. ọ̀wọn they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun) ọ̀wọn us (first-person plural object pronoun) ọ̀wọn Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.Possibly related wordswéverb Wiktionary points at “wé”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “wẹ̀”, which matches once underdots are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “wé” may be a word nobody has written up yet. wẹ̀ to bathe, to shower wẹ to be soaked with liquid wẹ́ to crush, to crumble wẹ́ to be thin, tiny, or small
Etymology
Cognate with Igala àwa
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “awa”.
Reference:
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