e ghi

Olukumi

Etymology

Most Yoruboid languages have a common cognate form see Yoruba dialects, Ondo è sí, Ẹ̀gbá & Ìjẹ̀bú lè sí, Ijesha yè sí, Ọ̀wọ̀ sí, Iyagba nè ghí. Cognate with Itsekiri nè sín, Ede Ije lè é.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è ɣí/

Pronoun

è ghí

1. (interrogative) who, whom, whose

   È ghí ó zẹ usu ní ulé?

   Who ate yam at home?

References

• Sanusi, Issa O. & Eleshin, Alimot F. (2016 December) “Comparative analysis of question formation in Olukumi and Standard Yoruba: A minimalist approach’ seeks to carry out a survey of the question formation processes in Olùkùmi and Standard Yorùbá.”, in International Journal of Research in the Humanities‎, volume 5, number 2, Cape Coast, Ghana: University of Cape Coast, pages 78-100