Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ʊ́-gbá

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 *ʊ́- +‎ *gbá

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊ́.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

*ʊ́-gbá

  1. calabash, gourd

Descendants

  • Ifè: igbá
  • Yoruba: igbá
  • Yoruba: ugbá (Central, Southeast Yoruba)
  • Olukumi: ugbá
  • Igala: úgbá
  • *ù-ɣòɣò (“gourd”)
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