idanwo

Yoruba

Etymology

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dánwò (“to test”), ultimately from dán (“to test”) +‎ wò (“to look”), literally “To test someone and observe their performance”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.dã́.wò/

Noun

ìdánwò

  1. the act of administering a test or examination
  2. test, examination
    Synonym: tẹ́ẹ̀sì
  3. temptation
    Synonym: ìdẹwò

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: ìdánwò (“test, exam, temptation”)
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Language familyVariety groupVariety/languageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeùdọ́nwò
Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)ùdánghò
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹùdánghò
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìùdánò
Àkúrẹ́Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín/Ùlááùdánò
Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà)Iléṣà (Uléṣà)ùdánwò
Northwest YorubaÈkóÈkóìdánwò
ÌbàdànÌbàdànìdánwò
ÌlọrinÌlọrinìdánwò
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ìdánwò
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàìdánwò
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ìdánwò
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaìdọ̀nwó
Ede languages/Southwest YorubaIfɛ̀Akpáréàɖã́wò
Atakpamɛàɖã́wò
Est-Monoàɖã́wò
Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)àɖã́wò
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

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