iwọ

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala íwọ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.wɔ̄/

Noun

iwọ

poison
Synonyms: májèlé, oró

Alternative forms

ùwọ, ùọ, ùgwọ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.wɔ̄/

Pronoun

ìwọ

you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)

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

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