Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ̀-bɛ
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Proto-Yoruboid[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *ɔ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *bɛ (“to slice”), compare with Doublet of *á-bɛ, perhaps the differing in verb-prefix may be a remnant of a systematic noun class system. *ɔ̀-bɛ is much larger than *á-bɛ
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*ɔ̀-bɛ