Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɪ́-ŋmʊ̃́

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

Alternative forms

• *í-mṹ

Etymology

Compare with Igbo imi, Idoma enwu, other Volta-Niger cognates seem to have a /w/ consonant inserted into the center of their word for nose, unknown if it is related to the Yoruboid form

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ́.ŋmʊ̃́/

Noun

*ɪ́-ŋmʊ̃́

1. nose

Descendants

• Ifè: imɔ́
• Igala: ímọ́
• Olukumi: ímọ́
• Yoruba: imú
• Central Yoruba; Southeast Yoruba: umú
• Ekiti Yoruba: ụmụ́
• Onko Yoruba: imọ́