eniyan

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === عِنِيَن ènìà (archaic) === Etymology === Possibly from Proto-Yoruboid *Vnḭ. A folk etymology states it comes from eni (“being, person”) +‎ ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yàn (“to choose”), literally “Chosen beings”, in comparison to earlier pre-human earthly beings called eníyán, translated as "the one's who were expelled." === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /è.nĩ̀.jã̀/ === Noun === ènìyàn person, people, human being ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ẹ̀dá-ènìyàn (“homo sapiens”)