ɛyɛ
Appearance
Ifè
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-wɛ. Cognate with Igala ẹ́wẹ, Yoruba ẹyẹ, Olukumi ẹyẹ, likely related to Edo áwẹ
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ɛyɛ
Hyponyms
[edit]- abɛ́rɛ́ (“Souimanga songbird”)
- aríkèékèé
- ɛ̀ŋgã̀ (“weaver”)
- iɖì (“small birds of prey”)
- tsòtí
- yàrobí
- àgùɖã̀-oɖò
- àgbákã̀ã́kã̀ã́ (“hornbill”)
- àkókó
- àlòkò
- àwòɖì (“large bird of prey”)
- ìtí (“kinglet”)
- òkòrò
- òkùkù málɛ̀málɛ̀ (“African thrush”)
Meronyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Mary Gardner, Elizabeth Graveling (2016 October 20) Dictionnaire-Ifè-français-anglais[1] (in French), Webonary.org; SIL International