ọni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oni"

Yoruba

Ọ̀nì

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala ọ̀nyẹ̀, Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ̀-nɪ̃̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.nĩ̀/, /ɔ̀.nĩ̄/

Noun

ọ̀nì or ọ̀ni

1. crocodile, specifically the Nile crocodile.

   Synonym: ẹlẹ́gungùn

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ọ̀nì (“crocodile”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ọ̀nẹ̀
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	ọ̀nẹ̀
				Ìkòròdú	ọ̀nẹ̀
				Ṣágámù	ọ̀nẹ̀
		Ìkálẹ̀		Òkìtìpupa	ọ̀nẹ̀
		Ìlàjẹ		Mahin	ọ̀nẹ̀
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	ọ̀nẹ̀
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	agbákàrà
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	ẹwuwu
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ọ̀nị̀
				Òdè Èkìtì	ọ̀nị̀
				Òmùò Èkìtì	ọ̀nị̀
				Awó Èkìtì	ọ̀nị̀
				Ìfàkì Èkìtì	ọ̀nị̀
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ọ̀nị̀
	Northwest Yoruba	Èkó		Èkó	ọ̀nì
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ọ̀nì
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ọ̀nì
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ọ̀nì
				Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́	ọ̀nì
				Ìkirè	ọ̀nì
				Ìwó	ọ̀nì
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ọ̀nì
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ɔ̀nì
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé		Kabba	ọ̀nì
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	olóɖò
				Atakpamé	olóɖò
				Est-Mono	olóɖò
				Tchetti	olóɖò
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, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Etymology 2

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ-nɪ̃

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.nĩ̄/

Noun

ọni

1. (Ijebu, Ào, Owe) person, human being, one

   ikà à fẹ́ k'á rerù k'à sọ̀, orí ọni ní í sọni ― The wicked does not wish that we fully discharge our obligbations, only the spirit of one's head can make that possible (proverb on the ill-intention of man)

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ẹni (“person, one”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ào		Ìdóàní	ọni
		Eastern Àkókó	Ìkàrẹ́	Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó	ọnà
		Ìdànrè		Ìdànrè	ọnẹ
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ọni
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	ọni
				Ìkòròdú	ọni
				Ṣágámù	ọni
		Ìkálẹ̀		Òkìtìpupa	ọnẹ
		Ìlàjẹ		Mahin	ọnẹ
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	ọnẹ
		Ọ̀wọ̀		Ọ̀wọ̀	ọnẹ
		Usẹn		Usẹn	ọnẹ, ẹnẹ
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	ọnẹ
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ọnị
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ọnị
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ọnị
		Western Àkókó		Ọ̀gbàgì Àkókó	ọni
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ẹni
		Ẹ̀gbá		Abẹ́òkúta	ẹni
		Èkó		Èkó	ẹni
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ẹni
		Ìbàràpá		Igbó Òrà	ẹni
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo	ẹni
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ẹni
		Oǹkó		Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	ẹni
				Ìwàjówà LGA	ẹni
				Kájọlà LGA	ẹni
				Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	ẹni
				Ṣakí West LGA	ẹni
				Atisbo LGA	ẹni
				Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	ẹni
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ẹni
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ẹni
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ɛni
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé		Kabba	ọni
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà	ɔni
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	ɛnɛ
				Atakpamé	ɛnɛ
				Tchetti	ɛnɛ
		Kura		Aledjo-Koura	ɛni
				Awotébi	ɛni
				Partago	ɛni
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, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• ọnikọ́ni (“anyone”)
• ọnọ̀kọn (“somebody”)
• ọnìkan (“someone”)
• ọnìkejì (“another person”)