ne ghi

See also: neghi

Yoruba

Etymology

From nè +‎ ghí.

Compare with forms in other Yoruba dialects, Ondo è sí, Ekiti ì sí, Egba & Ijebu lè sí, Ijesha yè sí. The use of "sí" can be seen in many interrogative forms in the respective dialects. Cognate with Itsekiri nè sín, Olukumi è ghí, Ede Ije lè é.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nè ɣí/

Pronoun

nè ghí

  1. (interrogative, Yagba) who, whom, whose
    Synonym: ta (Standard Yoruba)
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