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Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-nɪ̃

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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

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Etymology

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Compare with Igbo onye, probably related to ènìyàn, ọ̀nị̀yàn, thus perhaps a Doublet of *ɔ̀-nɪ̃̀yã̀. Also see Ukaan ɔ̀ní, Fon , Proto-Idomoid *ɔŋɪ́ɲí, Westerman proposed a Proto-Niger-Congo *-ni root. For more distant cognates, see Ega ɔɲáà, Proto-Oti-Volta *nɪ, Proto-Plateau *-nyat, maybe related to Dagbani nii (body),

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*ɔ́-nɪ̃

  1. person, one
  2. human
    Synonym: *ɔ̀-nɪ̃̀yã̀

Descendants

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  • Ifè: ɛnɛ
  • Igala: ónẹ̀
  • Itsekiri: ọnẹ
  • Northwest Yoruba, Standard Yoruba: ẹni
  • Central Yoruba
  • Southeast Yoruba
    • Ijebu, Ao Yoruba: ọni
    • Ikale, Ondo, Owo Yoruba: ọnẹ
    • Eastern Akoko
  • Northeast Yoruba: ọni