iloni
Finnish
Noun
iloni
- inflection of ilo:
- first-person singular possessive form of nominative/genitive/accusative singular
- first-person singular possessive form of nominative/accusative plural
Gullah
Alternative forms
- 'i'loni
Etymology
From Mende (Sierra Leone) iloni ("He did not stand, He has not stood").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.lo.ni/, /ɪ.lo.ni/
Phrase
iloni
- He/She/It stands
- He/She/It stood
References
- Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)