Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/á-lɛ̀

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

From the root *lɛ̀. Compare with Igbo ànị and Igbo ana, Doublet of *ì-lɛ̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.lɛ̀/

Noun

*á-lɛ̀

1. land, earth, ground

Proper noun

*Á-lɛ̀

1. the female deity of the earth and the land, see *ì-lɛ̀

Descendants

• Igala: ánẹ̀
• Yoruba: alẹ̀
  • Yoruba: alálẹ̀
  • Yoruba: Alẹ̀