Pronouns in Ode Dialect: A Grammatical Analysis

Oluwole Samuel Akintoye

Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, Ekiti State University of Ado Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.

DOI: 10.4236/ojml.2014.45060                

Abstract

Much attention has been paid on the pronouns in the Yoruba language by the Yoruba scholars compared to the few works on the pronouns in the dialects of Yoruba. This paper contributes to the few works on the pronouns in the dialects of Yoruba. The paper considers the pronouns in Ode, a sub-dialect of Èkìtì, and discusses the similarities and differences observed between the pronouns in Yoruba language and Ode dialect. The paper applies a descriptive approach in its analysis.

Keywords

Dialect, Sub-Dialects, Pronouns, Subject, Object, Singular, Plural, Mutual Intelligibility

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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