Reconstruction:Proto-Edekiri/o-ɲĩ

This Proto-Edekiri 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-Edekiri

Etymology

It is unclear if the Igala form, íŋɔ́ is a descendant. If so, that would make this term inherited from Proto-Yoruboid. However, it is from a Proto-Volta-Congo source, see Igbo añụ, Urhobo ọ́nyọ, Fon wĭìn, Aja enyi, Gun owín, Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀, Proto-Benue-Congo *-toŋi, and Proto-Grassfields *yú

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.ɲĩ̄/

Noun

*o-ɲĩ

  1. bee
  2. honey

Descendants

  • Proto-Yoruba: *o-ɲĩ
  • Yoruba: oyin (Southeast Yoruba)
  • Itsekiri: oyin
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