oun
Haitian Creole
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]oun (upper case Oun)
- A letter of the Haitian Creole alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Yoruba
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]òun
Usage notes
[edit]òun is used in logophoric constructions:
- Àkàndé sọ pé ó lọ ― Àkàndé said he/she/it went.
- ó is not required to be the same person as Àkàndé
- Àkàndé sọ pé òun lọ ― Àkàndé said he went.
- òun refers to Àkàndé
See also
[edit]Affirmative subject pronouns
Negative subject pronouns
Object pronouns
| singular | plural or honorific | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | mi | wa |
| 2nd person | ọ / ẹ | yín |
| 3rd person | [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ | wọn |
Emphatic pronouns
Ijebu personal pronouns
| Number | Person | Affirmative Subject Pronoun | Negative Subject Pronoun | Emphatic Pronoun | Possessive Pronoun | Object Pronoun | Possessive Determiner | Reflexive Pronoun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | First | mo | mí | èmi | tèmi | mi | ara mi | |
| Second | wo | wé | ùwọ | tiẹ | ẹ | ara ẹ | ||
| Third | ó, é | [pronoun dropped] | òwun, òun | tiẹ̀ | ẹ̀ | ara ẹ̀ | ||
| Plural and Honorific | First | a | á | àwa | tẹni | ẹni | ara ẹni | |
| Second | wẹn | wẹ́n | ẹ̀wẹn | tiwẹn | wẹn | ara wẹn | ||
| Third | wọ́n | ọ̀wọn | tiwọn | wọn | ara wọn | |||