Reconstruction:Proto-Edekiri/ɛ̀-ɣɔ̀rɪ̀ɣɔ̀
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Proto-Edekiri[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely a Proto-Edekiri innovation, the use of a -ri- interfix is common in descendant languages, see *ì-wòrìwò, òfòrifo, ultimately *ɛ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *ɣɔ̀rɪ̀ɣɔ̀ (“partial reduplication of *ɣɔ̀ "to spray, to smoke"”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*ɛ̀-ɣɔ̀rɪ̀ɣɔ̀
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Itsekiri-SEY
- Itsekiri: èghẹ̀righọ̀
- Ondo Yoruba: eìghọ̀
- Ijebu Yoruba: èwọ̀rìwọ̀, ìwọ̀rìwọ̀
- Proto-Yoruba: *ɛ̀-ɣɪ̀ɣɔ̀