gbogbo

== Yoruba == === Etymology === Perhaps related to Ifè kpó, Ede Idaca kpóó, Igala gbáà === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡ͡bō.ɡ͡bō/ === Noun === gbogbo all, everything, everyone ==== Usage notes ==== This noun often looks and acts as a qualifier or determiner, and while usually before nouns, can occasionally come after. Some examples: Gbogbo ọ̀rẹ́ fẹ́ràn ẹ̀bà jíjẹ. ― All of my friends love to eat eba. Ìgbà gbogbo ― All the time However, it is not a traditional adjective as when it's combined with subject pronouns, it becomes ungrammatical and must be used with the possessive pronouns, showing that it's a noun in Yoruba grammar. An example: Gbogbo wa lọ s'Ékòó. ― All of us went to Lagos. In the example above, the possessive pronoun, wa (“our”), instead of a (“we”), as Gbogbo a lọ s'Ékòó would be ungrammatical. ==== Synonyms ====