See oruwo on Wiktionary
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
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"id": "en-oruwo-yo-noun-ny5tM6Nx",
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"(Ijebu) head"
],
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"english": "head",
"translation": "head",
"word": "Yoruba varieties and languages: oríview map"
},
{
"word": "orúghoविश्वMahinoríghoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "orúghoविश्वOǹdóoíghoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "oíविश्वOǹdóoíghoविश्व"
},
{
"roman": "Ìcà, Ìncà",
"word": "oíविश्वỌ̀wọ̀oríghoविश्वỌ̀wọ̀oríghoविश्वUsẹnoríविश्वUsẹnoríविश्वÌtsẹkírìoríghoविश्वÌwẹrẹoríghoविश्वOlùkùmióríविश्वUgbódùóríविश्वProto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìoríविश्वÒdè Èkìtìoríविश्वÒmùò Èkìtìoríविश्वAwó Èkìtìoríविश्वÌfàkì Èkìtìoríविश्वÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́oríविश्वMọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìoríविश्वIfẹ̀oríविश्वIlé Ifẹ̀oríविश्वÌjẹ̀ṣàoríoविश्वIléṣàoríoविश्वÒkè Igbóoríविश्वÒkè Igbóoríविश्वNorthwest YorubaÀwórìoríविश्वÈbúté Mẹ́tàoríविश्वẸ̀gbáoríविश्वAbẹ́òkútaoríविश्वÈkóoríविश्वÈkóoríविश्वÌbàdànoríविश्वÌbàdànoríविश्वÌgbómìnàeríविश्वÌlá Ọ̀ràngúneríविश्वÌfẹ́lódùn LGAeríविश्वÌrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAeríविश्वÌsin LGAeríविश्वÌlọrineríविश्वÌlọrineríविश्वOǹkóoríविश्वÌwéré Iléeíविश्वÒkèhòoríविश्वÌsẹ́yìneríविश्वṢakíeríविश्वTedéoríविश्वÌgbẹ́tìeríविश्वỌ̀yọ́oríविश्वỌ̀yọ́oríविश्वStandard YorùbáNàìjíríàoríविश्वBɛ̀nɛ̀oríविश्वNortheast Yoruba/OkunOwéoówoविश्वKabbaoówoविश्वEde languages/Southwest YorubaAnaeéwoविश्वSokodeeéwoविश्वCábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́eéwoविश्वTchaourouéwoविश्वǸcàéwoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "eéwoविश्वBaàtɛéwoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "eéwoविश्वÌdàácàeríwoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "eríoविश्व"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "eéwoविश्वBeninIgbó Ìdàácàeríwoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "eéwoविश्वỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjèeríविश्वỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́eríविश्वKétu"
},
{
"word": "ÀnàgóKétueríविश्वIfɛ̀Akpáréeríwoविश्वAtakpamɛeríwoविश्वBokoeéwoविश्व"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "éwoविश्वMoretaneéwoविश्वTchettieríwoविश्वKuraAwotébióríविश्वविश्वPartagoéríविश्वविश्वMɔ̄kɔ́léiríविश्वKandiiríविश्वNorthern NagoKamboleeéwoविश्वManigrieéwoविश्वSouthern NagoÌsakétéeríविश्वÌfànyìneríविश्वOverseas YorubaLucumíoríविश्वHavanaoríविश्वNote: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties"
},
{
"roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
"word": "now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria"
},
{
"roman": "Funṣọ Akere, 1977",
"word": "have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms"
},
{
"word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
},
{
"word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ō.ɾú.wō/"
}
],
"word": "oruwo"
}
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"name": "cog"
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"2": "orígho"
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{
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"2": "orígho"
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{
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"2": "eríwo"
},
"expansion": "Ifè eríwo",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "orí"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba orí",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Cognates with Itsekiri orígho, Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba orígho, Ìlàjẹ Yoruba orígho, Ìdànrè Yoruba orígho, Oǹdó Yoruba oígho, Ifè eríwo, Yoruba orí.",
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"tags": [
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}
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"head": "orúwo",
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"Ede Ica links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Idaca links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Ije links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ifè links with redundant alt parameters",
"Ijẹbu Yoruba",
"Itsekiri links with redundant alt parameters",
"Kura Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Kura Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Lucumí links with redundant alt parameters",
"Manigri-Kambolé Ede Nago links with redundant alt parameters",
"Mokole links with redundant alt parameters",
"Olukumi links with redundant alt parameters",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
"Yoruba lemmas",
"Yoruba links with redundant alt parameters",
"Yoruba nouns",
"Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation"
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"head"
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"ipa": "/ō.ɾú.wō/"
}
],
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{
"english": "head",
"translation": "head",
"word": "Yoruba varieties and languages: oríview map"
},
{
"word": "orúghoविश्वMahinoríghoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "orúghoविश्वOǹdóoíghoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "oíविश्वOǹdóoíghoविश्व"
},
{
"roman": "Ìcà, Ìncà",
"word": "oíविश्वỌ̀wọ̀oríghoविश्वỌ̀wọ̀oríghoविश्वUsẹnoríविश्वUsẹnoríविश्वÌtsẹkírìoríghoविश्वÌwẹrẹoríghoविश्वOlùkùmióríविश्वUgbódùóríविश्वProto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìoríविश्वÒdè Èkìtìoríविश्वÒmùò Èkìtìoríविश्वAwó Èkìtìoríविश्वÌfàkì Èkìtìoríविश्वÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́oríविश्वMọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìoríविश्वIfẹ̀oríविश्वIlé Ifẹ̀oríविश्वÌjẹ̀ṣàoríoविश्वIléṣàoríoविश्वÒkè Igbóoríविश्वÒkè Igbóoríविश्वNorthwest YorubaÀwórìoríविश्वÈbúté Mẹ́tàoríविश्वẸ̀gbáoríविश्वAbẹ́òkútaoríविश्वÈkóoríविश्वÈkóoríविश्वÌbàdànoríविश्वÌbàdànoríविश्वÌgbómìnàeríविश्वÌlá Ọ̀ràngúneríविश्वÌfẹ́lódùn LGAeríविश्वÌrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAeríविश्वÌsin LGAeríविश्वÌlọrineríविश्वÌlọrineríविश्वOǹkóoríविश्वÌwéré Iléeíविश्वÒkèhòoríविश्वÌsẹ́yìneríविश्वṢakíeríविश्वTedéoríविश्वÌgbẹ́tìeríविश्वỌ̀yọ́oríविश्वỌ̀yọ́oríविश्वStandard YorùbáNàìjíríàoríविश्वBɛ̀nɛ̀oríविश्वNortheast Yoruba/OkunOwéoówoविश्वKabbaoówoविश्वEde languages/Southwest YorubaAnaeéwoविश्वSokodeeéwoविश्वCábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́eéwoविश्वTchaourouéwoविश्वǸcàéwoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "eéwoविश्वBaàtɛéwoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "eéwoविश्वÌdàácàeríwoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "eríoविश्व"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "eéwoविश्वBeninIgbó Ìdàácàeríwoविश्व"
},
{
"word": "eéwoविश्वỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjèeríविश्वỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́eríविश्वKétu"
},
{
"word": "ÀnàgóKétueríविश्वIfɛ̀Akpáréeríwoविश्वAtakpamɛeríwoविश्वBokoeéwoविश्व"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "éwoविश्वMoretaneéwoविश्वTchettieríwoविश्वKuraAwotébióríविश्वविश्वPartagoéríविश्वविश्वMɔ̄kɔ́léiríविश्वKandiiríविश्वNorthern NagoKamboleeéwoविश्वManigrieéwoविश्वSouthern NagoÌsakétéeríविश्वÌfànyìneríविश्वOverseas YorubaLucumíoríविश्वHavanaoríविश्वNote: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties"
},
{
"roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
"word": "now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria"
},
{
"roman": "Funṣọ Akere, 1977",
"word": "have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá. It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms"
},
{
"word": "especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi"
},
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"word": "nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo"
}
],
"word": "oruwo"
}
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