Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/

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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 Proto-Edoid *bɛ (to slice), Idoma , Ayere pẽ, perhaps related to Nupe ba

It is unclear if the Yoruboid form bẹ́ (found in Yoruba and Olukumi) also come from this root

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*bɛ

  1. to slice, cut, peel
    Synonym: *dá

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ifè:
  • Igala: bẹ
  • Yoruba: bẹ