uwọ

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ù- +‎ wọ, compare with Olukumi úwọ and Igala ùwẹ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ù.wɔ̄/

Pronoun

ùwọ

  1. (chiefly SEY) you (emphatic second-person singular personal pronoun)
    Synonyms: ụ̀wẹ, ùwe

See also

Ijebu personal pronouns
subject object1 emphatic
affirmative negative
singular 1st person mo mèé mi èmi
2nd person wo wé ẹ ìwọ
3rd person ó, é [pronoun dropped] [preceding vowel repeated for mono­syllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ òwun, òun
plural 1st person a á ẹni àwa
2nd person wẹn wẹ́n wẹn ẹ̀wẹn
3rd person wọ́n wọn wọn ọ̀wọn
1 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.
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