Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Noun Formation in ‘Orin Ewúro (Ìpàjùbà)’


.ì-jíǹjí (ì-jí-ní-ì-jí) (as one wakes up):

[NP[der[1]][NP[inf[2]] ì][VP[V ][PP[P ][NP[N ìjí[3]]]]]]

a-dẹ́dàá (a-dá-ẹ̀-dá) (creator):

[N[der][N[inf] a][VP[IV ][NP[N ẹ̀dá[4]]]]]

ò-tọró (ò-tọ-oró) (urinate poison):

[N[der][N[inf] ò][VP[V tọ][NP[N oró]]]]

à-tàrí (à-tà-orí) (crown of the head):

[N[der][N[inf] à][VP[V ][NP[N[orí]]]]

è-érí (è-rí-rí) (dirt):

[N[der][N[inf] è][NP[N rírí[5]]]]

ọ-lọ̀tẹ̀ (o-ni-ọ̀tẹ̀) (conspirator):

[N[der][N[inf] o][VP[IV ni][NP[N ọ̀tẹ̀]]]][6]

[N[der][N[inf] oni][NP[N ọ̀tẹ̀]][7]

ọ̀-jẹ̀lú (ọ̀-jẹ-ìlú) (politicians who do not use the people’s wealth for the welfare of the people):

[N[der][N[inf] ọ̀][VP[[V jẹ][NP[N ìlú]]]]

ì-yálásè/ìyálásè (ì-yá-ní-à-sè/ìyá-ní-à-sè)[8](the woman who cooks)

ì-yá-ní-à-sè:

[N[der][N[inf] ì][VP[VP[V ]][VP[IV ][NP[N àsè[9]]]]]][10]

Ìyá-ní-à-sè[11]:

[N[der][N[af] Ø[12]][S[NP[N ìyá][VP[V ][NP[N àsè][13]

abi-ọ̀jẹ̀[14]/a-bi-ọ̀jẹ̀[15](one born into the egúngún cult family)

abi-ọ̀jẹ̀:

[N[der.][N[inf] abi][NP[N ọ̀jẹ̀]]]

a-bi-ọ̀jẹ̀

[N[ader][N[inf] a][VP[V bi][NP[[N ọ̀jẹ̀]]]]

Omiró (water that is bitter):

[N[der.][N[inf] Ø[16]][NP[N[omi][AP[adj ]]]]

Dúdúparíọlá:

[N[der][OR[inf] Ø[17]][S[NP[N Dúdú]][VP[IṢ parí][NP[N ọlá]]]][18]


References

Adewọle, L.O. (2000), ‘Head in Yoruba Derived Noun’, Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics (Canada) 22: 147-156.

Àjànàkú, Àtàrí (2004), ‘Orin Ewúro (Ìpàjùbà)Orin Ewúro, pp.1-3. Ibadan: Cultural Studies Group, University of Ibadan.

Àjànàkú, Àtàrí (2004), Orin Ewúro. Ibadan: Cultural Studies Group, University of Ibadan.

Awobuluyi, Ọladele (2008), Ẹ̀kọ́ Ìṣẹ́dá-Ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá. Akurẹ: Montem Paperbacks.

Bamgboṣe, Ayo (1990), Fonọ́lọ́jì àti Gírámà Yorùbá. Ibadan: University Press PLC.

Ẹkundayọ, Ṣ Ayọtunde (1975), ‘An Alternative to Lexical Insertion for Yoruba Complex Noun’, Studies in African Linguistics Supplement 1, 3: 233-260.

Owolabi, Kọla (1988), ‘Ṣíse Ìtúpalẹ̀ Lítírésọ̀ ní Ìbámu pèlú Ìlànà Gírámà Onídàrọ̀ Olófin Ìyídà: Ewì Gẹ́gẹ́ bí Àpẹẹrẹ’, Paper Read at the Odunjọ Memorial Lecture.

Oyelaran, O. (2014), ‘Oríkì’, in Ìṣẹ̀ǹbáyé àti Ìlò Èdè Yorùbá, edited by O.O. Oyelaran and L.O. Adewole, pp. 158-183. Ileṣa: Elyon Publishers.

Oyelaran, O. O.  (1976), ‘Ọ̀nà Kan ò Wọjà: Mofọ́lójì Yorùbá’, An Unpublished Paper.


Appendix

Orin Ewúro (Ìpàjùbà)

Ewúro làgbàagi o

Ewúro làgbàagi

Ewúro làgbàagi o

Ewúro làgbàagi

Igi gbogbo fàgbà féwúro                                           5

Ewúro làgbàgiii


Ìjíǹjí ẹrẹ́ní ní kùtù hàì

Fẹ́ni adẹ́dàá dá sí

Tó sì jí sáyé

Bá a bá júbà Ẹni í jinni tán                                                    10

Tá a sì ṣàpọ́nlé ẹni àṣùwàa sàkáni

Ká ṣẹnu loge ló kù


Àgbà léwúro láàrin orín

Tá a lè mú ṣẹ̀jọ́ ètè

Ewúro, òtọró síni lẹ́nu                                                             15

Kénu dá ṣáká

A-fi-híhó-paṣa túnni lẹ́nu ṣe

Kòkòrò-èrìgì a sì kànjọ̀ngbọ̀n.

Ǹjẹ́ akéwì mórín ewúro bọnu

Láṣùwà yìí                                                                               20

Mo wá ṣẹ́ yọ bíi ṣẹ́lẹ̀rú

Èmi Àtàrí àjànàkú

Tí ò júgbèé fọ́mọdé

N ò sì júgbèé fádàgbà-sebẹ̀-kúláàtàn.

Èmi ìṣín mọ̀wẹ̀-bákòrò-moòkùn                                                          25

Mo dé bí adé,

Mo fẹ́ tọró ewúro sẹ́nu aṣùwà yìí

Kéwúro lè wú èérí kọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀ẹ̀kẹ́ tegbòtegbò

Kọ́ṣẹwúro ó lè fàfọ̀mọ́ èrìgì

Ká máa fọ̀tun ètè fọ̀ láṣùwà                                                                30

Kẹ́nu òórùn ó bọ̀ wá run dídùn

Kí gbogbo ibi ó sì padà dire


Àgbà lewúro láwùjọ orín

Ewúro mí ṣẹ́, Àpáàrà

Anamọ ní patiẹ                                                                                    35

Afìlàgbà tọ́mọ aláìgbọràn

Ọlọ́gọ-lùkúlùkú

Mo ṣetán, mo fẹ́ jarẹ́

Kí jìnnìjìnnì boníṣẹ́ ibi mọ́lẹ̀ bìrìkìtì.

Mo fẹ́ tọró sójú àwọn aṣebi:                                                                40

Olọ̀tẹ̀ Ọ̀jẹ̀lú, ọmọ Ọ̀bàyéjẹ́,

Awo Agbóríìgbẹ́dìgárá,

Àgba lańgbá

Atìlàrí aláṣọ ọ̀fọ̀,

Kágbàrá ewúro gbá wọn nílẹ̀ tibitibi                                                   45

Kátẹ́gùn àlàáfíà lè wọ bùba mùtúmùwà

Torí adùn níí gbẹ̀yìn ewúro


Ìyáàbíyè, abọ̀jẹ̀ pọ̀pọ̀ọ̀pọ̀ ilẹ̀ yìí

Ó mewúro légbòogi àtàtà

Tó lè ṣèwòsànan tìfuntẹ̀dọ̀ ẹni                                                                        50

Ìyálásè lẹ́ẹ̀dẹ̀ ń kọ́?

Kò jẹ́ kóyán ewúro kéré láwùjọ ewébẹ̀;

Gbogbo wọn ló mewúro, aboyè kàǹkà

Ewúro, Dúdúparíọlá,

Abewé gbòga gbògà,                                                                          55

Adúmáradán, Afidúdúwuni.

Lóòtọ lomiró ẹ̀ korò janjan

Àmọ́ ẹ̀gún ekíkún …

Mo ṣe bóyin ní fii ṣu?

Bó ti wù kórin ewúro korò létí tó                                                       60

Kòmóòkun adùn tí ń bẹ lódò ẹ̀

Ni kó máa mú ọ lọ́kàn ní tìẹ

Nítorí adùn ìgbẹ̀yìn ni  tewúro

Atọ́-lẹ́nu-bí-àgbáyun.


Á dùn fún gbogbo wa o                                                                       65

Á dùn fún gbogbo wa

Á dùn fún gbogbo wa o

Á dùn fún gbogbo wa

Adùn, adùn, adùn

Báyìí níí gbẹ̀yìn ewúro                                                                        70

Á dùn fún gbogbo waaa.








[1] This is derived.
[2] This is inflection
[3] Ìjí is first derived as follows: [N[der][N[inf] ì][VP[IV ]]].
[4]  Ẹ̀dá is first derived as follows: [N[der][N[inf ẹ̀][VP[IV ]]].
[5] Rírí is first derived from through reduplication.
[6] O-ni is considered as two morphemes here.
[7] Oni is xconsidered as a single morpeheme here.
[8]  Ì-yá is assumed to be derived here.
[9] A ti kọ́kọ́ ṣẹ̀dá àsè báyìí: [OR[aṣ][OR[af] à][APIṢ[IṢ ]]].
[10] See Ọrẹ Yusuf (1999: 95-97) for comments on serial verb constructions.
[11] Ìyá is treated as n underived word here.
[12] This stands for a zero morpheme.
[13] Àsè is derived by combining the derivational morpheme à with
[14] Abi- is considered as a single morpheme here.
[15] A-bi- is considered as two morphemes here.
[16] See footnote 12.
[17] See footnote 12.
[18]  Dúdúandi ọlá are derived words.

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