ƴi'al

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Fula[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Fula-Serer *giƴ/ʔ, whence also Serer hiiƴ/kiiƴ.[1] Cognate with Laalaa ƴoh (bone), Karon kaa-cɛc, Wolof yax, Saafi-Saafi toh, Noon yoh.

Noun[edit]

ƴi'al ngal (plural ƴi'e ɗe)

  1. (anatomy) bone
  2. (language) consonant

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 112