Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ò-ɗũ

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

Etymology

A systematic shift from /ɗ/ to /d/ in Igala and /r/ in Yoruba, Ede, and Olukumi seems to be present, also compare with a devoicing of an underlying /d/ consonant, see Ayere otu, perhaps related to Fon azăn,

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ɗũ̄/

Noun

*ò-ɗũ

1. night

   Antonym: *ɔ́-jɔ́

Descendants

• Ifè: òru
• Olukumi: orun
• Igala: òdu
• Yoruba: òru