ọn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "on"

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • (mid-tone): IPA(key): /ɔ̃̄/
  • (high-tone): IPA(key): /ɔ̃́/

Pronoun

ọn

  1. him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /ɔ̃/)

Pronoun

ọ́n

  1. him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /ɔ̃/)

See also

Yoruba personal pronouns
subject object1 emphatic
affirmative negative
singular 1st person mo n̄ / mi mi èmi
2nd person o ọ / ẹ ìwọ
3rd person ó [pronoun dropped] [preceding vowel repeated for mono­syllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ òun
plural 1st person a wa àwa
2nd person ẹ yín ẹ̀yin
3rd person wọ́n wọn wọn àwọn
1 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.
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