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Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/é-jò

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 *é- +‎ *jò, compare with other African roots, Proto-Bantu *njókà

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /é.d͡ʒò/

Noun

*é-jò

snake

Descendants

Yoruba: ejò
Yoruba: ezò (Ao dialect)
Olukumi: ẹzò
Igala: éjò
Ifè: edzò

Related terms

*é-lè (“python”)

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