wiyil

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Somali

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Etymology

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Akin to Dahalo waala. Ehret proposes common origin from Proto-Cushitic *waɣl-/*wiɣl-.

Noun

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wiyil f (plural wiyillo f)

  1. rhinoceros

References

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  • Ehret, Christopher (1987) “Proto-Cushitic Reconstruction”, in Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika, volume 8, pages 7–180
  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “wiyil”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 875
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