See oruwo on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"orígho",
"origho#Itsekiri"
],
[
"orígho",
"origho#Yoruba"
],
[
"orígho",
"origho#Yoruba"
],
[
"orígho",
"origho#Yoruba"
],
[
"oígho",
"oigho#Yoruba"
],
[
"eríwo",
"eriwo#Ifè"
],
[
"orí",
"ori#Yoruba"
]
],
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"2": "orígho"
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{
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"2": "orígho"
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},
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"1": "ife",
"2": "eríwo"
},
"expansion": "Ifè eríwo",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "orí"
},
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"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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{
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"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
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"2": "noun",
"head": "orúwo",
"head2": ""
},
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"name": "head"
},
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"1": "noun",
"2": "orúwo"
},
"expansion": "orúwo",
"name": "yo-pos"
}
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"lang_code": "yo",
"pos": "noun",
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"parents": [],
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{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
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{
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"parents": [],
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
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{
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"parents": [],
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"parents": [],
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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"id": "en-oruwo-yo-noun-ny5tM6Nx",
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"head",
"head"
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],
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"(Ijebu) head"
],
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"english": "head",
"translation": "head",
"word": "Yoruba varieties and languages: oríview map"
},
{
"word": "orúghoそのMahinoríghoその"
},
{
"word": "orúghoそのOǹdóoíghoその"
},
{
"word": "oíそのOǹdóoíghoその"
},
{
"roman": "Ìcà, Ìncà",
"word": "oíそのỌ̀wọ̀oríghoそのỌ̀wọ̀oríghoそのUsẹnoríそのUsẹnoríそのÌtsẹkírìoríghoそのÌwẹrẹoríghoそのOlùkùmióríそのUgbódùóríそのProto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó ÈkìtìoríそのÒdè ÈkìtìoríそのÒmùò ÈkìtìoríそのAwó ÈkìtìoríそのÌfàkì ÈkìtìoríそのÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́oríそのMọ̀bàỌ̀tùn ÈkìtìoríそのIfẹ̀oríそのIlé Ifẹ̀oríそのÌjẹ̀ṣàoríoそのIléṣàoríoそのÒkè IgbóoríそのÒkè IgbóoríそのNorthwest YorubaÀwórìoríそのÈbúté Mẹ́tàoríそのẸ̀gbáoríそのAbẹ́òkútaoríそのÈkóoríそのÈkóoríそのÌbàdànoríそのÌbàdànoríそのÌgbómìnàeríそのÌlá Ọ̀ràngúneríそのÌfẹ́lódùn LGAeríそのÌrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAeríそのÌsin LGAeríそのÌlọrineríそのÌlọrineríそのOǹkóoríそのÌwéré IléeíそのÒkèhòoríそのÌsẹ́yìneríそのṢakíeríそのTedéoríそのÌgbẹ́tìeríそのỌ̀yọ́oríそのỌ̀yọ́oríそのStandard YorùbáNàìjíríàoríそのBɛ̀nɛ̀oríそのNortheast Yoruba/OkunOwéoówoそのKabbaoówoそのEde languages/Southwest YorubaAnaeéwoそのSokodeeéwoそのCábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́eéwoそのTchaourouéwoそのǸcàéwoその"
},
{
"word": "eéwoそのBaàtɛéwoその"
},
{
"word": "eéwoそのÌdàácàeríwoその"
},
{
"word": "eríoその"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "eéwoそのBeninIgbó Ìdàácàeríwoその"
},
{
"word": "eéwoそのỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèeríそのỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́eríそのKétu"
},
{
"word": "ÀnàgóKétueríそのIfɛ̀AkpáréeríwoそのAtakpamɛeríwoそのBokoeéwoその"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "éwoそのMoretaneéwoそのTchettieríwoそのKuraAwotébióríそのそのPartagoéríそのそのMɔ̄kɔ́léiríそのKandiiríそのNorthern NagoKamboleeéwoそのManigrieéwoそのSouthern NagoÌsakétéeríそのÌfànyìneríそのOverseas YorubaLucumíoríそのHavanaoríそのNote: 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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[
"orígho",
"origho#Itsekiri"
],
[
"orígho",
"origho#Yoruba"
],
[
"orígho",
"origho#Yoruba"
],
[
"orígho",
"origho#Yoruba"
],
[
"oígho",
"oigho#Yoruba"
],
[
"eríwo",
"eriwo#Ifè"
],
[
"orí",
"ori#Yoruba"
]
],
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},
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"2": "orígho"
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{
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{
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"2": "eríwo"
},
"expansion": "Ifè eríwo",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "orí"
},
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"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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"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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]
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],
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{
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}
],
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"english": "head",
"translation": "head",
"word": "Yoruba varieties and languages: oríview map"
},
{
"word": "orúghoそのMahinoríghoその"
},
{
"word": "orúghoそのOǹdóoíghoその"
},
{
"word": "oíそのOǹdóoíghoその"
},
{
"roman": "Ìcà, Ìncà",
"word": "oíそのỌ̀wọ̀oríghoそのỌ̀wọ̀oríghoそのUsẹnoríそのUsẹnoríそのÌtsẹkírìoríghoそのÌwẹrẹoríghoそのOlùkùmióríそのUgbódùóríそのProto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó ÈkìtìoríそのÒdè ÈkìtìoríそのÒmùò ÈkìtìoríそのAwó ÈkìtìoríそのÌfàkì ÈkìtìoríそのÀkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́oríそのMọ̀bàỌ̀tùn ÈkìtìoríそのIfẹ̀oríそのIlé Ifẹ̀oríそのÌjẹ̀ṣàoríoそのIléṣàoríoそのÒkè IgbóoríそのÒkè IgbóoríそのNorthwest YorubaÀwórìoríそのÈbúté Mẹ́tàoríそのẸ̀gbáoríそのAbẹ́òkútaoríそのÈkóoríそのÈkóoríそのÌbàdànoríそのÌbàdànoríそのÌgbómìnàeríそのÌlá Ọ̀ràngúneríそのÌfẹ́lódùn LGAeríそのÌrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAeríそのÌsin LGAeríそのÌlọrineríそのÌlọrineríそのOǹkóoríそのÌwéré IléeíそのÒkèhòoríそのÌsẹ́yìneríそのṢakíeríそのTedéoríそのÌgbẹ́tìeríそのỌ̀yọ́oríそのỌ̀yọ́oríそのStandard YorùbáNàìjíríàoríそのBɛ̀nɛ̀oríそのNortheast Yoruba/OkunOwéoówoそのKabbaoówoそのEde languages/Southwest YorubaAnaeéwoそのSokodeeéwoそのCábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́eéwoそのTchaourouéwoそのǸcàéwoその"
},
{
"word": "eéwoそのBaàtɛéwoその"
},
{
"word": "eéwoそのÌdàácàeríwoその"
},
{
"word": "eríoその"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "eéwoそのBeninIgbó Ìdàácàeríwoその"
},
{
"word": "eéwoそのỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèeríそのỌ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́eríそのKétu"
},
{
"word": "ÀnàgóKétueríそのIfɛ̀AkpáréeríwoそのAtakpamɛeríwoそのBokoeéwoその"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "éwoそのMoretaneéwoそのTchettieríwoそのKuraAwotébióríそのそのPartagoéríそのそのMɔ̄kɔ́léiríそのKandiiríそのNorthern NagoKamboleeéwoそのManigrieéwoそのSouthern NagoÌsakétéeríそのÌfànyìneríそのOverseas YorubaLucumíoríそのHavanaoríそのNote: 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"
}
],
"word": "oruwo"
}
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ijebu",
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"trace": ""
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