Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruba/ɛ-dʊ̃

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This Proto-Yoruba 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-Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Edekiri *ɛ-dʊ̃, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-dʊ̃, compare with Itsekiri akídọ̀n

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*ɛ-dʊ̃

  1. monkey; (especially) Ursine colobus

Descendants[edit]

  • Yoruba: ẹdun
  • Ekiti Yoruba: ẹdụn

Related terms[edit]