Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/V́-cĩcĩ

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Widespread throughout Volta-Niger and Volta-Congo. Because the vowel prefix differs even among dialects of Yoruba (as well as cognate languages), it is difficult to exactly pinpoint what the specific vowel form was in Proto-Yoruboid, as the vowel prefixes are often allophonic or change quickly across generations. See descendants for more explanation.

Cognate with Ayere inʃi, Ebira ìsì, Arigidi íncí, Igbo ijiji, Ogbia ejiji, see Khana , Ibibio nsʌn Proto-Lower Cross River *ú-sùŋ, Yekhee oshishi (ant), maybe Urhobo erhirhi (ant) and Idoma iju. Also see Ahwai ànʃíʃin, Proto-Plateau *-tiiŋ Proto-Plateau *-ci(n)ciŋ, Proto-Benue-Congo *-cĩ, Sotho ntsintsi. The similarity of the Sotho form may also suggest that this term may be related to the word tsetse, a which comes from Tswana (a Bantu language), Tswana tsêtsê, also see Nyanga (Congo) nchenche.

Noun

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*V́-cĩcĩ

  1. housefly
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Descendants

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