Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/á-jà

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 1

Semantic shift in Proto-Yoruba and Southeast Yoruba from village and settlement to market, which were and all hallmarks of a settlement

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.d͡ʒà/

Noun

*á-jà

1. village, settlement, homestead

Descendants

• Igala: ájà
• Itsekiri: ájà
• Olukumi: ọzà
• Ao Yoruba: ọzà
• Yoruba: ọjà