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See also:Appendix:Variations of "yu"
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English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromChinese玉(yù).

Noun

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yu (countable anduncountable,pluralyu)

  1. (archaeology, countable) An ancient Chinesewine-bucket, often having a decorative cover.
    • 1962, William Watson,Ancient Chinese Bronzes, page34:
      A group of slendereryu also survive from the Shang into the early Chou period, though they are rarer than the other design[…] Ayu with square body in the Hakuzuru Museum is the finest of these.
  2. (archaic, uncountable)Jade,nephrite orjadeite.
    • 1818, Clarke Abel,Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, page133:
      TheYu, although of the hardness of rock crystal, is worked into an endless variety of forms[…]
    • 1826,The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies:
      Another stone with which it would be interesting to compare it is the celebratedyu stone of the Chinese, which Dr. Abel, in his work on China, conjectured to be a species of nephrite[…]

Etymology 2

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Seeyou.

Pronoun

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yu

  1. Eye dialect spelling ofyou.
    • 2009 March 10, Rosie DiManno, “Murder reduced to infantile online postings”, inToronto Star‎[2], archived fromthe original on13 March 2009:
      Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat ifyu get arrested b4 yur bdai."

Etymology 3

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Borrowed fromRussianю(ju).

Noun

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yu (pluralyus)

  1. The letterЮ,ю.
Translations
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Ю

See also

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Anagrams

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Ama

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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yu

  1. mountain,hill

Bargam

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Noun

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yu

  1. alternative form ofyuw

References

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  • Loanwords in Takia, inLoanwords in the World's Languages: A Comparative Handbook (edited by Martin Haspelmath, Uri Tadmor), page 761

Belizean Creole

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Etymology

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FromEnglishyou.

Pronoun

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yu

  1. you(second-person singular pronoun)

Determiner

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yu

  1. your(second-person singular possessive pronoun)

References

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Bislama

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Etymology

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FromEnglishyou. Cognate withTok Pisinyu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈju/
  • Hyphenation:yu

Pronoun

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yu

  1. thou,you(singular)

See also

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Bislama personal pronouns
singulardualtrialplural
1st personexclusivemimitufalamitrifalamifala
inclusive—yumitu,yumitufalayumitrifalayumi
2nd personyuyutufalayutrifalayufala
3rd personneutralhem,emtufalatrifalaol1,olgeta
collective2—tugetatrigeta—
1 Used only as an object of a preposition or a verb.
2 The collective pronouns specify that the action is performed by all subjects together, rather than on their own.
Some speakers may not distinguish various plurality categories, using only one or two plural pronouns.

References

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  • Terry Crowley (2004),Bislama Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi press,→ISBN, page46

Cameroon Pidgin

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Pronoun

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yu

  1. alternative spelling ofyou(“2nd person singular subject and object personal pronoun”)

Duna

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Noun

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yu

  1. water

References

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  • Transnewguinea.org, citing Shaw (1973) (seePacific Linguistics, edited by Karl James Franklin, 1973)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably from Javanese or Chinese”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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yu

  1. (dialectal)oldersister
    Synonym:(dialectal)mbakyu

Jamaican Creole

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Pronoun

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yu

  1. alternative spelling ofyuh

Japanese

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Romanization

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yu

  1. Thehiragana syllableゆ(yu) or thekatakana syllableユ(yu) inHepburn romanization.

Jarai

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Etymology

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FromVietnamesedù.

Noun

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yu (classifierpŏk)

  1. parachute

Kamula

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Noun

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yu

  1. water

References

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  • transnewguinea.org, citing G. ReesinkLanguages of the Aramia River Area (1976),Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19
  • Possible Cognates Between Kamula and Pa, chart 10, page 16, inPapers in New Guinea Linguistics, issues 17-20 (1990)

Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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CompareTagalogiyo /iyon.

Pronoun

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yu

  1. (in theplural)you
  2. (honorific singular)you
    Pakilawen yu pu. ―Let's have a look.
    Ikuwayo. ―Didy'all get it?!
  3. He;She;that
  4. (colloquial)it
    Palakone anya mako nakurin.
    S/he's about to leave that's why I'm leaving as well.
    Atiyunayu.
    It's here.

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Kapampangan personal pronouns
absoluteergativeoblique
disjunctiveenclitic
first
person		singularaku/i aku/yakukukanaku
plural inclusiveikatamukatamu/tamutamu/takekatamu
plural exclusiveikami,ikekami/kemikekami/keke
second
person		singularikakamukeka
pluralikayu/ikokayu/koyukekayu/keko
third
person		singulariya/yayanakeya/kaya
pluralilalada/rakarela

Particle

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yu

  1. A particle attached withna to show respect to the listener in the polite style.
    Ninu nayo?
    Who is it?
    Mengan nayu.
    S/he already ate.
  2. Indicatesemphasis.
    Sabian munayo.
    Please, tell me!
    Alinayu.
    There's noneed for that.

Usage notes

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  • The wordyu changes toyo if it is an exclamation or a question.
  • When speaking to be formal, follow it withpu at the end.

Lashi

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Etymology

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FromProto-Lolo-Burmese*yu¹. Cognate withBurmeseယူ(yu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Waingmaw)IPA(key): [ju˧˧]
  • Hyphenation:yu

Verb

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yu

  1. (transitive) totake
    • 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 25:1 [Genesis 25:1]”, inJhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎[3], page37:
      Abraham gi Ketura ga꞉ daˮ yhoem꞉ seing꞉ myhiʼ gootu꞉ doemyu.
      Abrahamtook another wife again named Keturah.

References

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  • Hkaw Luk (2017),A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[4], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page56

Malalamai

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Noun

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yu

  1. water

Further reading

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  • Malcolm Ross,Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia,Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

Malay

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Alternative forms

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  • hiu(obsolete in Malay, standard in Indonesian)

Etymology

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Fromhiu, fromProto-Malayic*hiu(ʔ), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qihu, fromProto-Austronesian*qiSu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈju/ [ˈju]
  • Rhymes:-u
  • Hyphenation:yu

Noun

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yu (Jawi spellingيو,pluralyu-yu)

  1. Ashark(scaleless cartilaginous fish).
    Synonym:jerung
    Ikanyu ialah seekor haiwan akuatik yang sangat kuat gigitannya.
    Theshark is an aquatic animal whose bites are very strong.

Compounds

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Further reading

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  • “yu”, inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,2017

Mandarin

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Romanization

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yu

  1. nonstandard spelling ofyū
  2. nonstandard spelling ofyú
  3. nonstandard spelling ofyǔ
  4. nonstandard spelling ofyù

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mapudungun

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Noun

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yu(Raguileo spelling)

  1. (anatomy)nose

References

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  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Middle English

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Pronoun

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yu

  1. (chiefly Northern)alternative form ofyow

Miskito

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Noun

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yu

  1. sun
  2. day

Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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FromEnglishyou.

Pronoun

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yu

  1. you

Papiamentu

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Alternative forms

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  • yiu(alternative spelling)

Etymology

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Comes from Old Papiamentu "joego", fromSpanishhijo. Compare and Kabuverdianufidju "child" (ac Jacobs).

Noun

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yu

  1. child (of parents)

Pichinglis

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Etymology

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FromEnglishyou.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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yu

  1. Second-person singular dependent pronoun;you,your

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Pichinglis personal pronouns
IndependentDependent
SubjectPossessiveObject
1st person sgmíami―
2nd person sgyúyu―
3rd person sgínein-an
1st person plwíwi―
2nd person pluna,unu―
3rd person pldɛ́ndɛn―

References

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  • Kofi Yakpo (2019),A grammar of Pichi (Studies in Diversity Linguistics;23)‎[5], Berlin: Language Science Press,→DOI,→ISBN,→ISSN, page578

Pijin

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Pronoun

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yu

  1. alternative form ofiu

Prasuni

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Etymology

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FromProto-Nuristani*ko < earlier*kawa. CompareAshkunkëvā,Kamkata-virikavo,këvo,Waigalikavā.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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yu(Pronz)[1]

  1. basket

References

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  1. ^Strand, Richard F. (2016), “yu”, inNûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]

Sranan Tongo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromEnglishyou.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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yu

  1. your

Pronoun

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yu

  1. you

Descendants

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  • Aukan:yu
  • >? Maroon Spirit Language:i
  • Saramaccan:yu

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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yu

  1. (dated or literary)positive degreepresent andgnomicthird-personsingularm class(I) of-wa(“he/she is”)
    • (Can wedate this quote?), “Umechoka Umesumbuka”:
      Mwambie Yesu sumbuko lako,yu rafiki amini
      Tell Jesus your trouble; [he]is a friend, trust it

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishu, the English name of the letterU /u.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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yu (Baybayin spellingᜌᜓ)

  1. the name of theLatin-script letterU/u, in theFilipino alphabet
    Synonym:(in the Abakada alphabet and the Abecedario)u

See also

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Further reading

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  • “yu”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018

Anagrams

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Tataltepec Chatino

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Pronoun

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yu

  1. he

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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FromEnglishyou.

Pronoun

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yu (personal)

  1. you (singular)

See also

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Tok Pisin personal pronouns
singulardualtrialplural
1st personexclusivemimitupelamitripelamipela
inclusiveyumitupelayumitripelayumipela,yumi
2nd personyuyutupelayutripelayupela
3rd personemtupelatripelaol

Torres Strait Creole

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Etymology

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FromEnglishyou.

Pronoun

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yu (personal)

  1. you (singular)

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Unami

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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yu

  1. this(inanimate)

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Unami demonstrative pronouns
animateinanimateobviative
proximal singular (“this”)wa,wàn,wàniyu,yun,yuniyul,yuli
distal singular (“that”)na,nàn,nàninë,nën,nëni
proximal plural (“these”)yuki,yukyuli,yulnèl
distal plural (“those”)nèki,nèknèl
absentative1 distal singularnakanike
absentative1 distal pluralnèlnikahke
absentative1 proximal singularwaka

1 Inaccessible to speaker, deceased

Waskia

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Noun

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yu

  1. water
  2. river

References

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Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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yú

  1. (Ekiti, Idanre, Ondo, Ọwọ, Ikalẹ, Usẹn) togo
    Synonyms:lọ,rè
    Me èyú ―I will notgo (Èkìtì)
    Ùwọ óyú ín. ―It was you whowent. (Ìkálẹ̀)

Derived terms

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Zacatepec Chatino

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Pronoun

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yu

  1. they

Synonyms

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Zarma

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Noun

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yu

  1. honey

References

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  • David Bellama,Cours de Zarma pour le Niger: trainee's book (1976)
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