See oruwo on Wiktionary
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"orígho",
"origho#Itsekiri"
],
[
"orígho",
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],
[
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"origho#Yoruba"
],
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"orígho",
"origho#Yoruba"
],
[
"oígho",
"oigho#Yoruba"
],
[
"eríwo",
"eriwo#Ifè"
],
[
"orí",
"ori#Yoruba"
]
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},
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},
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],
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"canonical"
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},
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{
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{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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{
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"parents": [],
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{
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"id": "en-oruwo-yo-noun-ny5tM6Nx",
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"head"
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],
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},
{
"word": "orúgho羞Mahinorígho羞"
},
{
"word": "orúgho羞Oǹdóoígho羞"
},
{
"word": "oí羞Oǹdóoígho羞"
},
{
"roman": "Ìcà, Ìncà",
"word": "oí羞Ọ̀wọ̀orígho羞Ọ̀wọ̀orígho羞Usẹnorí羞Usẹnorí羞Ìtsẹkírìorígho羞Ìwẹrẹorígho羞Olùkùmiórí羞Ugbódùórí羞Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìorí羞Òdè Èkìtìorí羞Òmùò Èkìtìorí羞Awó Èkìtìorí羞Ìfàkì Èkìtìorí羞Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́orí羞Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìorí羞Ifẹ̀orí羞Ilé Ifẹ̀orí羞Ìjẹ̀ṣàorío羞Iléṣàorío羞Òkè Igbóorí羞Òkè Igbóorí羞Northwest YorubaÀwórìorí羞Èbúté Mẹ́tàorí羞Ẹ̀gbáorí羞Abẹ́òkútaorí羞Èkóorí羞Èkóorí羞Ìbàdànorí羞Ìbàdànorí羞Ìgbómìnàerí羞Ìlá Ọ̀ràngúnerí羞Ìfẹ́lódùn LGAerí羞Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAerí羞Ìsin LGAerí羞Ìlọrinerí羞Ìlọrinerí羞Oǹkóorí羞Ìwéré Iléeí羞Òkèhòorí羞Ìsẹ́yìnerí羞Ṣakíerí羞Tedéorí羞Ìgbẹ́tìerí羞Ọ̀yọ́orí羞Ọ̀yọ́orí羞Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàorí羞Bɛ̀nɛ̀orí羞Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéoówo羞Kabbaoówo羞Ede languages/Southwest YorubaAnaeéwo羞Sokodeeéwo羞Cábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́eéwo羞Tchaourouéwo羞Ǹcàéwo羞"
},
{
"word": "eéwo羞Baàtɛéwo羞"
},
{
"word": "eéwo羞Ìdàácàeríwo羞"
},
{
"word": "erío羞"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "eéwo羞BeninIgbó Ìdàácàeríwo羞"
},
{
"word": "eéwo羞Ọ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjèerí羞Ọ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́erí羞Kétu"
},
{
"word": "ÀnàgóKétuerí羞Ifɛ̀Akpáréeríwo羞Atakpamɛeríwo羞Bokoeéwo羞"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
"word": "éwo羞Moretaneéwo羞Tchettieríwo羞KuraAwotébiórí羞羞Partagoérí羞羞Mɔ̄kɔ́léirí羞Kandiirí羞Northern NagoKamboleeéwo羞Manigrieéwo羞Southern NagoÌsakétéerí羞Ìfànyìnerí羞Overseas YorubaLucumíorí羞Havanaorí羞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",
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],
[
"orígho",
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],
[
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],
[
"eríwo",
"eriwo#Ifè"
],
[
"orí",
"ori#Yoruba"
]
],
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},
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{
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},
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{
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},
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{
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{
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{
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},
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{
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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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"canonical"
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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",
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"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
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"Yoruba links with redundant alt parameters",
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"head",
"head"
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{
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}
],
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{
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"translation": "head",
"word": "Yoruba varieties and languages: oríview map"
},
{
"word": "orúgho羞Mahinorígho羞"
},
{
"word": "orúgho羞Oǹdóoígho羞"
},
{
"word": "oí羞Oǹdóoígho羞"
},
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},
{
"word": "eéwo羞Baàtɛéwo羞"
},
{
"word": "eéwo羞Ìdàácàeríwo羞"
},
{
"word": "erío羞"
},
{
"roman": "Dasa Zunmɛ̀",
"word": "eéwo羞BeninIgbó Ìdàácàeríwo羞"
},
{
"word": "eéwo羞Ọ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjèerí羞Ọ̀họ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí"
},
{
"word": "ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́erí羞Kétu"
},
{
"word": "ÀnàgóKétuerí羞Ifɛ̀Akpáréeríwo羞Atakpamɛeríwo羞Bokoeéwo羞"
},
{
"roman": "Tsɛti, Cɛti",
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},
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"roman": "i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá",
"word": "now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria"
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{
"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"
}
Download raw JSONL data for oruwo meaning in All languages combined (5.2kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ijebu",
"path": [
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"subsection": "noun",
"title": "oruwo",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
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