Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ʊ̀-gbɪ̃́

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

Compare with Idoma ìgbí, Fon agbĭn, perhaps from a root meaning to slither or move across the ground slowly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̀.ɡ͡bɪ̃́/

Noun

*ʊ̀-gbɪ̃́

1. land snail

Descendants

• Igala: ìgbí
• Olukumi: ugbẹ́n
• Yoruba: ìgbín
• SE Yoruba: ùgbẹ́n
• Ekiti Yoruba: ụ̀gbị́n