Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/à-gbã̀

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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

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Etymology

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Likely derived from a Proto-Volta-Niger source, (which may have not been nasalized), cognates exist in descendants of many fellow proto-languages in the Volta Niger group, see àgbọ̀n. Perhaps from Proto-Volta-Niger *à-gbà. Cognate with Proto-Igboid *à-gbã̀, Fon gbà, Proto Akokoid àŋgbà, Ayere àngbà (cheek, jaw), Idoma agba, Proto-Akpes *àkpàŋ (jaw), and Proto-Edoid *-gbhamhɪ, perhaps related to Nupe gbakũn (cheek).

The possible Benue-Congo cognates Ibibio mban̄, Ahwai akpaal (Ndun), and Ahwai áŋkpàn (Shakara), Proto-Plateau *m̀-báŋ, may suggest a pre-Volta-Niger origin. See potential cognate Proto-Ijoid *ãgbãã

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*à-gbã̀

  1. chin, jaw

Descendants

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  • Yoruba: àgbọ̀n
  • Igala: àgbà
  • Itsekiri: àgbà
  • Olukumi: àgbàn
  • Ifè: ɛ̀ŋgbã̀