uwẹ
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊ̀.wɛ̄/
Pronoun
ùwẹ
See also
| singular | plural or honorific | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | mọ / mo / me / mẹ / mi | à |
| 2nd person | ọ / wo / wọ / we / wẹ | ìn |
| 3rd person | ẹ̀ / è | ọn |
Note: When negating the second person and third person plural pronoun, the subject pronoun ìn shifts to ín and ọn shifts to ọ́n.
| singular | plural or honorific | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | è / ẹ̀ / ì / ọ̀ / ra | à |
| 2nd person | è / ẹ̀ / ò / ọ̀ / ra | ìn |
| 3rd person | è | ọ́n |
Note: The è negative subject pronoun serves as the standard negation marker, but in accordance with vowel harmony, it changes to a negation of the ending letter of the pronoun (ex. in sentences with the pronoun mẹ, è shifts to ẹ̀). All negative subjection pronouns (with exception of ra) are in the low tone.Assimilation occurs between the negative pronouns, such that the negative marker assimilates the feature of the vowels of the pronouns.