Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɪ́-bà

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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 Nupe eba, Ayere iba, Ibibio mba (fatigue), Gade rI-bà, Igbo ịbà, Yekhee iba, perhaps from an old-root referring to sickness, see Proto-Oti-Volta *ba

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*ɪ́-bà

  1. fever, malaria

Descendants

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  • Igala: íbà
  • Yoruba: ibà
  • Ekiti Yoruba: ịbà