Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɛ́-lɔ̃
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Proto-Yoruboid[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate roots are extensive throughout Volta-Niger, where the root word is usually translated as cow, meat, or animal. See Proto-Gbe *-lã, Proto-Nupoid *ə-na (“goat”), Arigidi arã̃, Ayere ɛna, Kamo ɛ̀-nã, See Benue-Congo cognates in Proto-Plateau Proto-Plateau *-niak, Proto-Plateau *ì-nak, Proto-Lower Cross River *é-nàŋ (“cow”). Proposed to be derived from Proto-Niger-Congo *nak
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*ɛ́-lɔ̃