< Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid

Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɛ̀-gwà

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

Cognate with Igbo àgwà

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀.ɡʷà/

Noun

*ɛ̀-gwà

  1. beans
    Synonym: *é-rè

Descendants
  • Igala: ẹ̀gwà
  • Yoruba: ẹ̀gwà (Southeast Yoruba)
  • Yoruba: ẹ̀wà
  • Olukumi: ẹwa
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