milɛ
See also: mile
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From mí (“we/us”) + lɛ́ (“plural marker”).
Alternative forms
[edit]- mílẹ́ (Nigeria)
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]mílɛ́ (Benin)
- we (first-person plural emphatic pronoun)
Etymology 2
[edit]From mì (“you (plural)”) + lɛ́ (“plural marker”).
Alternative forms
[edit]- mìlẹ́ (Nigeria)
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]mìlɛ́ (Benin)
- you (second-person plural emphatic pronoun)
See also
[edit]| 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 | |||