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Appendix:Variations of "to" Gun Alternative forms guw -tɔ́ Benin Etymology Likely from guw alv-gbe-pro *-tɔ́ owner,215, 220 in turn yielding guw otọ́ father. Cognates include fon -tɔ́, sxw -tɔ́, ajg -tɔ, ee -tɔ Pronunciation guw /tɔ́/ Suffix guw suffix -tọ́ guw Nigeria guw agent noun guw added to verbs A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb or noun; used to form an agent noun. guw aihúndá to play/act → guw aihúndátọ́ actor/player one who plays guw nù thing plọ́n to learn → guw nùplọ́ntọ́ student one who learns things guw hàn song jì to sing → guw hànjìtọ́ singer one who sings songs guw ordinal Used to form the en ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not guw tíntán first. guw àwè two → guw àwètọ́ second guw ṣídòpó six → guw ṣídòpótọ́ sixth guw gbàn-nùkún-atọ̀n thirty-three → guw gbàn-nùkún-atọ̀ntọ́ thirty-third Used to form nouns describing the origin of a person or group of a certain ethnic group or nationality. guw -nù -ví guw Họ̀gbónù Porto-Novo → guw Họ̀gbónùtọ́ someone from Porto-Novo person/people of Porto-Novo Derived terms guw ayihúndátọ́ <t:actor/player> nùplọ́ntọ́ <t:student> hànjìtọ́ <t:singer> gbẹ̀tọ́ <t:human> àjòtọ́ <t:thief> Zángbètọ́ <t:Zangbeto> àjọ̀wàtọ́ <t:trader> mẹ̀plọ́ntọ́ <t:teacher> húnkùntọ́ <t:driver> òhúnhòtọ́ <t:drummer> guw àwòtọ́ <t:tenth> atọ̀ntọ́ <t:third> ẹnẹ̀tọ́ <t:fourth> atọ́ntọ́ <t:fifth> ṣídòpótọ́ <t:sixth> ṣíàwètọ́ <t:seventh> ṣíatọ̀ntọ́ <t:eighth> guw Họ̀gbónùtọ́ <t:someone from Porto-Novo> References