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Yoruba
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1.1
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1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Noun
1.4.1
Derived terms
1.5
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Egungun
Yoruba
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Yoruba
Wikipedia
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egungun
Wikipedia
yo
Alternative forms
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egigun
(Èkìtì)
eegun
ogungun
(Oǹdó)
Etymology
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Proposed to have derived from
Proto-Yoruboid
*égbṵ́gbṵ́
, cognate with
Igala
ógwugwu
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ē.ɡũ̄.ɡũ̄/
Noun
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egungun
bone
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Derived terms
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egungun ìhà
References
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^
Crowther, Samuel (
1852
),
A Vocabulary of the Yoruba Language
[1]
, London: Seeleys, page
80
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Yoruba terms inherited from Proto-Yoruboid
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