awọn

See also: awon

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.wɔ̃́/

Noun

awọ́n

1. (Igbomina) tongue

Alternative forms

• ahán, ahọ́n

Etymology 2

a- (“agent-creating prefix”) +‎ wọ́n (“to be expensive”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.wɔ̃́/

Noun

awọ́n

1. something or someone that is expensive

Etymology 3

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɓã, see Itsekiri àghan, Ifè àŋa, Igala àma, Olukumi àwan, Àhàn xà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.wɔ̃̄/

Particle

àwọn

1. Precedes a noun to mark it as plural.

Pronoun

àwọn

1. they (emphatic third-person plural personal pronoun)
2. he, she, they (emphatic honorific third-person singular personal pronoun)

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (they, plural particle, etc.)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	ọ̀wọn
		Ìkálẹ̀	àghan
		Ìlàjẹ	àghan
		Oǹdó	àghan
		Ọ̀wọ̀	ọ̀ghọn
		Usẹn	àghan
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	ị̀n-ọn
		Ifẹ̀	ìghan
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	ìghan
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	àwọn
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	àwọn
		Òǹkò	àwọn
		Ọ̀yọ́	àwọn
		Standard Yorùbá	àwọn
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	ìghọn
		Owé	ọ̀ghọn
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

See also

Affirmative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mo	a
2nd person	o	ẹ
3rd person	ó	wọ́n

Negative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mi / n	a
2nd person	o	ẹ
3rd person	[pronoun dropped]	wọn

Object pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	mi	wa
2nd person	ọ / ẹ	yín
3rd person	[preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀	wọn

Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.

Emphatic pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	èmi	àwa
2nd person	ìwọ	ẹ̀yin
3rd person	òun	àwọn

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.wɔ̃̀/

Noun

àwọ̀n

1. net
2. veil

Derived terms

• àtòpọ̀-àwọ̀n (“network”)
• àwọ̀n ẹ̀fọn (“mosquito net”)