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
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