milɛ

See also: mile

Gun

Etymology 1

From mí (“we/us”) +‎ lɛ́ (“plural marker”).

Alternative forms

mílẹ́ (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mĩ́.lɛ́/

Pronoun

mílɛ́ (Benin)

we (first-person plural emphatic pronoun)

Etymology 2

From mì (“you (plural)”) +‎ lɛ́ (“plural marker”).

Alternative forms

mìlẹ́ (Nigeria)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mĩ̀.lɛ́/

Pronoun

mìlɛ́ (Benin)

you (second-person plural emphatic pronoun)

See also

Gungbe personal pronouns
Number	Person	Emphatic Pronoun	Subject Pronoun	Object Pronoun	Possessive Determiner
Singular	First	nyɛ́, yẹ́n	ùn, n	mi	cé, ṣié
	Second	jɛ̀, jẹ̀, yẹ̀, hiẹ̀	à	wè	tòwè
	Third	éɔ̀, úɔ̀, éwọ̀	é	è	étɔ̀n, étọ̀n
Plural	First	mílɛ́, mílẹ́	mí		mítɔ̀n, mítọ̀n
	Second	mìlɛ́, mìlẹ́	mì		mìtɔ̀n, mìtọ̀n
	Third	yélɛ́, yélẹ́	yé		yétɔ̀n, yétọ̀n

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