< Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid

Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɛ̀-byɛ̀

This Proto-Yoruboid entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Yoruboid

Etymology

No obvious known cognates, probably a local innovation, Nupoid forms like Gbagyi ebya, Ayere èʃwè, Ukaan ɔ̀dɪ̀a, may suggest a more older root.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.bʲɛ̀/

Noun

*ɛ̀-byɛ̀

  1. blood

Descendants
  • Igala: ẹ̀bìẹ̀
  • Olukumi: ẹzẹ
  • Yoruba: ẹ̀jẹ̀
  • Ao Yoruba: ẹ̀zẹ̀
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