Reconstruction:Proto-Edekiri/o-ɲĩ

Proto-Edekiri

Etymology

It is unclear if the Igala form, íŋɔ́ is a descendant. If so, that would make this term inherited from Proto-Yoruboid. However, it is from a Proto-Volta-Congo source, see Igbo añụ, Urhobo ọ́nyọ, Fon wĭìn, Aja enyi, Gun owín, Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀, Proto-Benue-Congo *-toŋi, and Proto-Grassfields *yú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.ɲĩ̄/

Noun

*o-ɲĩ

1. bee
2. honey

Descendants

• Proto-Yoruba: *o-ɲĩ
• Yoruba: oyin (Southeast Yoruba)
• Itsekiri: oyin