joruba
Faroese
Etymology
Ultimately, from Yoruba Yorùbá.
Noun
joruba n (genitive singular joruba, uncountable)
- The Yoruba language.
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | joruba |
| Accusative | joruba |
| Dative | joruba |
| Genitive | joruba |
Finnish
Noun
joruba
- A member of the Yoruba people.
- The Yoruba language.
Declension
Some language authorities opine that joruba should be inflected as kulkija, but koira-type declension (with deletion of a) is more widely used. Therefore, both are provided here.
| Inflection of joruba (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | joruba | jorubat | |
| genitive | joruban | jorubien joruboiden joruboitten | |
| partitive | jorubaa | jorubia joruboita | |
| illative | jorubaan | jorubiin joruboihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | joruba | jorubat | |
| accusative | nom. | joruba | jorubat |
| gen. | joruban | ||
| genitive | joruban | jorubien joruboiden joruboitten jorubojenrare jorubainrare | |
| partitive | jorubaa | jorubia joruboita jorubojarare | |
| inessive | jorubassa | joruboissa jorubissa | |
| elative | jorubasta | joruboista jorubista | |
| illative | jorubaan | jorubiin joruboihin | |
| adessive | joruballa | joruboilla jorubilla | |
| ablative | jorubalta | joruboilta jorubilta | |
| allative | joruballe | joruboille jorubille | |
| essive | jorubana | joruboina jorubina | |
| translative | jorubaksi | joruboiksi jorubiksi | |
| instructive | — | joruboin jorubin | |
| abessive | jorubatta | joruboitta jorubitta | |
| comitative | — | joruboineen jorubineen | |
Synonyms
- joruban kieli