< Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid

Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/í-ɓṹ

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

Perhaps related to Ibibio iwat, Ukaan é-wúrû (“hair”), Ukaan ɛwu (“beard”), Idoma onwu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /í.ɓṹ/

Noun

*í-ɓṹ

  1. gray hair

Descendants
  • Igala: ímú
  • Yoruba: ewú
  • Ekiti Yoruba: iwú, iú
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