Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ú-lí

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

Probably cognate with Idoma ole, or possibly a local innovation in Proto-Yoruboid since no evidence suggests a pre-Proto-Yoruboid root. The root may refer to the familial aspect of "home or house," or the physical structure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ú.lí/

Noun

*ú-lí

  1. home, house
  2. family

Descendants

  • Igala: únyí
  • Proto-Edekiri: *u-lí
    • Itsekiri: ulí
    • Southeast Yoruba: ulí
    • Proto-Yoruba: *u-lé, *i-lé
      • Ifè: ilé
      • Ede Ije: nne
      • Northwest Yoruba, Northeast Yoruba: ilé
      • Onko Yoruba: n̄lé
      • Central Yoruba, Northeast Yoruba: ulé
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