Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ̀-ɗɔ̀

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

Only two Yoruboid descended languages inherited this word, Igala and subdialects of the Ekiti dialect (Central Yoruba)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.ɗɔ̀/

Noun

*ɔ̀-ɗɔ̀

1. wall

Descendants

• Ekiti Yoruba: ọ̀rọ̀
• Igala: ọ̀dọ̀