iyẹmẹriko

Itsekiri

Alternative forms

  • yẹmẹriko

Etymology

This word lack cognates in neighboring languages and other Yoruboid languages. However, it is clear that this word has been in Itsekiri for quite some time being recorded as early as 1854 in Sigismund Koelle's Polyglotta Africana as yómurōkó.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.jɛ̄.mɛ̄.ɾī.kō/

Noun

iyẹmẹriko

  1. elephant
    Synonyms: erin, eni

References

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