Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ̀-bɛ
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *ɔ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *bɛ (“to slice”), compare with Doublet of *á-bɛ, perhaps the differing in verb-prefix may be a remnant of a systematic noun class system. *ɔ̀-bɛ is much larger than *á-bɛ
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*ɔ̀-bɛ