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Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/è-bye

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

Almost certainly a locally derived root from Proto-Yoruboid. While most Niger-Congo or Volta-Niger languages usually have the 5+2 for seven, this is almost certainly developed from a different root that took on the meaning for seven. The innovation of distinct roots from 5-10 is a unique feature of Proto-Yoruboid and Yoruboid languages among most of the Atlantic-Congo branch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /è.bʲē/

Numeral

*è-bye

  1. seven

See also
  • Previous number: *ɛ̀-fà
  • Next number: *ɛ̀-jɔ
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