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

  1. snake

Descendants

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