Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/é-ɲĩ́

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

Cognates are extensive and can be traced to a proposed reconstruction of Proto-Niger-Congo *-ni by Westerman or Proto-Niger-Congo *-niŋ, see possible intermediate Proto-Volta-Niger *-ɲĩ. In Volta-Niger, see Akpes iyũ, Ayere éyĩ, Àhàn eɲĩ, Arigidi eɲĩ, and Ebira aɲɪ́, Ukaan óyĩ, see Nupoid Nupe nyíkã, Gbari nyiga, Idoma ayinu, possibly Oko-Eni-Osayen írú. In more distant branches, see Proto-Plateau *nii(ŋ) (Kagoro), Ahwai unyiní, Tarok ìnyin, Proto-Eastern Oti-Volta *nin-, Dagbani nyini, Proto-Bantu *ìjínò. For evidence of acommon Niger-Congo root, see Proto-Benue-Congo *-nini, Proto-Mande *ɲíŋ and Fula nyiire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /é.ɲĩ́/

Noun

*é-ɲĩ́

1. tooth

Descendants

• Yoruba: eyín
• Ifè: enyí
• Olukumi: éyín
• Igala: ényí