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Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/á-jà

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 1

Semantic shift in Proto-Yoruba and Southeast Yoruba from village and settlement to market, which were and all hallmarks of a settlement

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /á.d͡ʒà/

Noun

*á-jà

  1. village, settlement, homestead

Descendants
  • Igala: ájà
  • Itsekiri: ájà
  • Olukumi: ọzà
  • Ao Yoruba: ọzà
  • Yoruba: ọjà
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