oli-

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Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From o- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to have; to own). The "o" prefix harmonizes with the initial vowel associated with the noun it precedes. Because /n/ and /l/ are allophonic, both oní- and olí- are essentially the same, and in Standard Yoruba, oní- will often have an /l/ when in compounds. However, in certain dialects, the /n/ and /l/ are not allophonic in this case, /l/ is primarily used like in Egba and Ekiti, while in Ondo or Ijebu, only /n/ is used.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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olí-

  1. Alternative form of oní- (a prefix (added to nouns to detail ownership or association to the noun))
    Synonym: abi-
    (Ẹgba) oli- + ‎ilé (house) → ‎olílé (landlord)
    oli- + ‎òòṣà (deity, orisha) → ‎olóòṣà (worshipper of the orisha)
    (Ekiti) oli- + ‎ụgbajúmọ̀ (fame) → ‎ọlụ́gbajúmọ̀ (celebrity)
    (Ekiti) oli- + ‎ọ̀fịn (palace) → ‎Ọlọ́fịn (title associated with kingship and royalty)
    (Ekiti) oli- + ‎ọ̀yị́nyị́n (gossip) → ‎ọlọ́yị́nyị́n (gossiper)
    (Ẹgba) oli- + ‎ìgbín (a drum associated with the deity Obatala) + ‎ (to arrive) → ‎Olígbìndé (A Yoruba surname meaning "The igbin drummer has arrived")
    oli- + ‎ọwá (palace, king) → ‎Ọlọ́wá (title of a king)
    (Ekiti) oli- + ‎ (money) → ‎olíó (rich person)
    (Ikalẹ) oli- + ‎oghó (money) → ‎ológhó (rich person)
    (Ondo) oli- + ‎ọ̀bùn (market) → ‎Lọ́bùn (chief of commerce)
    (Ondo) oli- + ‎èkìkì (oriki) → ‎lékìkì (oriki chanter)

Usage notes

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  • In Oǹdó, the "o" is deleted.

Derived terms

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