nyɛ

See also: nye, Nye, NYE, and -nye

Gun

Etymology 1

Nyɛ lɛ́

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛ̃̄/

Noun

nyɛ (plural nyɛ lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. cassava
    Synonyms: fɛ́nnyɛ, fɛ́nlínnyɛ

Etymology 2

Cognates include Fon nyɛ

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛ̃́/

Pronoun

nyɛ́ (Benin)

  1. I, me (emphatic first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Gungbe personal pronouns
Number Person Emphatic Pronoun Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Determiner
SingularFirst nyɛ́, yẹ́n ùn, n mi cé, ṣié
Second jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀ à wè tòwè
Third éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀ é è étɔ̀n, étọ̀n
PluralFirst mílɛ́, mílẹ́ mí mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n
Second mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́ mì mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n
Third yélɛ́, yélẹ́ yé yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n
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