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I.B. (f)
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This topic is directed to the yoruba folks on this forum and of course all the nigerians.
What does IYAWO mean?
Regards,
I.B.
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kenflavor (m)
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it mean a WIFE
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I.B. (f)
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Thx a bunch kenflavor.
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Olorididan (m)
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it actually means....... "...OH LOOK.... HERE LIES AN UNIMAGINABLE AMOUNT OF PAIN!!!...."  |
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I.B. (f)
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olariddan, can you elaborate more ?
Regards,
I.B.
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hot-angel (f)
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He's joking. it mean wife.
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Olorididan (m)
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@ I.B. "Iya..." in yoruba means lots of "pain" or suffering "Wo..." in yoruba means "look here"........ put together literally...... the above  ! Hot-A knows that...... don't You schveethaart!! |
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Seun (m)
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The word means wife and nothing more.
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tommiekidd (m)
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'iyawo' means 'wife'.
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hot-angel (f)
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@ I.B. "Iya..." in yoruba means lots of "pain" or suffering "Wo..." in yoruba means "look here"........ put together literally...... the above ! Hot-A knows that...... don't You schveethaart!! Why break the word? It's ONE word.. leave it that way. |
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I.B. (f)
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o.k. guys, thx a bunch for explaining. The reason I asked is because someone said it. I thought it was a bad word because, it was said out of the blue. I thought I was being insulted.
Once again thx.
I.B.
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I.B. (f)
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Hi, aamad12.
How are you? I have included your id in my MSN Messenger.
Talk to you later,
I.B.
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mochafella (m)
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Hey I.B.
just out of curiosity, what context was it being used in?
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I.B. (f)
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I couldn't decide whether it was a bad or good context. But if you must know..... The other person was just laying on the couch after some meal (egusi soup and pounded yam ~ I had cooked it prior to that day). We were just talking not fighting or arguing..... I got up - as in moving toward the kitchen - then I heard it. This was the second time I heard it and both times the person was implying it to me. The first time, the person was on the phone, referring to me as "iyawo." I never asked because there were other people around and we were having suya cook out.
The context on the second time really bugged me because it was said out of the blue without any rudeness or likeliness but just said. So I asked "what does that mean?" The person said "lady." I asked why do you say that? The person just shrugged their shoulder and said, "no reason" and continued with the prior conversation.
Please understand that this person is not from yoruba but a nigerian because I do understand now that its a yoruba word, right? I asked a friend of mine who isn't yoruba they said, it means "wife" another person who also isn't yoruba said, some folks referred to it as going to get ladies, I take it as being a prostitute or whore which am neither. I was confused because the person who said it thinks am too perfect or at least I try to be proper and perfect.
So I guessed if it means lady like my friend said, then it means "miss proper." I couldn't take it off my mind. I asked my friend to spell it for me so I could post it on this forum and asked y'alls opinions.
Regards,
I.B.
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I.B. (f)
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Alright men, Seun please do not insult my intelligence. I replied to an authors' question. Before I posted the topic, I THOUGHT it meant a BAD WORD. But now, I know what it means!
Regards,
I.B.
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mochafella (m)
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Yep it is a Yoruba word, and it's typically not used in a denigratory manner. Loosely, it is also describes the female half of a serious relationship.
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Seun (m)
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Says who? Iyawo means wife.
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9jaangel (f)
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iyawo simply means wife to both lay men and the ellites
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TheOneBK
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Like i said.....from my experiances.... there are many words out there that have many definitions depending on where your from.... i am in Brooklyn NY and that is what it means here. At no time did i say that i am right and you are wrong.
it was a general question for all to answer.
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Bisanke (f)
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Iyawo means wife
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vichel (m)
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It's not entirely a Yoruba word, its also an Edo word, It means New Wife. That is a lady who just got married, but sometimes the name gets stuck, and u end up bearing the name after probably ten years of marriage, even divorce.
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IBB Fan (m)
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hey I.B. (iyawo)
u shld talk 2 me personally n i'l let u kno everythin in full.
we'r name-sakes lready. where r u from?
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babymine (f)
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Newly married woman.  |
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oluwizard (m)
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Iyawo in TOGO mean's thursday in yoruba mean wife iyawo mi mean's my wife
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africanboy (m)
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there is a folktale behind the word IYAWO. let me try to remember,
A man travelled to a town "IWO" and spent some years there. He found a beautiful lady and came back with her to his town. People asked him who she was and he replid "Ere iya ti mo lo je ni Iwo" (meaning: the {gift} of the suffering i had in Iwo".
She was promptly named - Iya Iwo (meaning: the suffering of Iwo)
shortened, it became, Iyawo.
Hope I helped!
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Layemi (f)
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Yes, IYAWO means wife,but the modernized meaning of IYAWO means someone that doesn't have work to do probable someone that stays at home all day doing nothing.
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IBB Fan (m)
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Yes, IYAWO means wife,but the modernized meaning of IYAWO means someone that doesn't have work to do probable someone that stays at home all day doing nothing.
that is "housewife". |
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