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Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ̀-kʊ́ta

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

From *ɔ̀- +‎ *kʊ́ta. Possibly derived from Proto-Niger-Congo *-ta, see Edoid cognates, (Edo okuta, Urhobo ukúta), Proto-Nupoid *o-kuta, Ayere ekita

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀.kʊ́.tā/

Noun

ɔ̀-kʊ́ta

  1. rock, stone

Descendants
  • Yoruba: òkúta
  • Igala: òkwúta
  • Yoruba: ọ̀kúta (Central Yoruba dialects)
  • Olukumi: okuta
  • Ifè: òkúta
  • *á-kpátá
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