yetɔn
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See also: yetọn
Alternative forms
- yétọ̀n (Nigeria)
Etymology
From yé (“they”) + tɔ̀n (“of”), literally “of them”. Cognates include Fon yětɔ̀n, Saxwe Gbe yetɔ̀n
Pronunciation
Determiner
yétɔ̀n (Benin)
- their (third-person plural possessive adjective)
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 | |||
References
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