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ƴi'al

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Fula

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Etymology

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From Proto-Fula-Serer *giƴ/ʔ, whence also Serer hiiƴ/kiiƴ.[1] Cognate with Laalaa ƴoh (“bone”), Karon kaa-cɛc, Wolof yax, Saafi-Saafi toh, Noon yoh.

Noun

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ƴi'al ngal (plural ƴi'e ɗe)

  1. (anatomy) bone
  2. (language) consonant
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References

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  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 112
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