Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ú-lí

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

Probably cognate with Idoma ole, or possibly a local innovation in Proto-Yoruboid since no evidence suggests a pre-Proto-Yoruboid root. The root may refer to the familial aspect of "home or house," or the physical structure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ú.lí/

Noun

*ú-lí

1. home, house
2. family

Descendants

• Igala: únyí
• Proto-Edekiri: *u-lí
  • Itsekiri: ulí
  • Southeast Yoruba: ulí
  • Proto-Yoruba: *u-lé, *i-lé
    • Ifè: ilé
    • Ede Ije: nne
    • Northwest Yoruba, Northeast Yoruba: ilé
    • Onko Yoruba: n̄lé
    • Central Yoruba, Northeast Yoruba: ulé