mitọn
Gun
Etymology 1
From mí (“we/us”) + tọ̀n (“of”). Cognates include Fon mítɔ̀n, Saxwe Gbe míátɔ̂n
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mí.tɔ̃̀/
Determiner
mítọ̀n (Nigeria)
- our (first-person plural possessive adjective)
- Mí yì ná whé mítọ̀n ― We go to our house
Etymology 2
From mì (“you (plural)”) + tọ̀n (“of”). Cognates include Fon mìtɔ̀n, Saxwe Gbe mìàtɔ̀n
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mì.tɔ̃̀/
Determiner
mìtọ̀n (Nigeria)
- your (second-person plural possessive adjective)
- Mì sà whé mìtọ̀n ― You sell your house
See also
| Gungbe personal pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Person | Emphatic Pronoun | Subject Pronoun | Object Pronoun | Possessive Determiner | |
| Singular | First | nyɛ́, yẹ́n | ùn, n | mi | cé, ṣié | |
| Second | jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀ | à | wè | tòwè | ||
| Third | éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀ | é | è | étɔ̀n, étọ̀n | ||
| Plural | First | mílɛ́, mílẹ́ | mí | mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n | ||
| Second | mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́ | mì | mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n | |||
| Third | yélɛ́, yélẹ́ | yé | yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n | |||