agbanẹ

Itsekiri

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-gbã̀. Cognates exist in most other Volta-Niger languages (where it is often translated as chin or jaw), suggesting what is likely a common Volta-Niger origin, see Yoruba àgbọ̀n, Igala àgbà, Ayere àngbà, Yekhee agba, Arigidi àmgbà, Arigidi àgbɔ̃̀, Edo agbanmwẹn, Idoma agba, Fon gbà, Igbo àgbà, and Urhobo egba, and potentially Oko-Eni-Osayen akã̂, perhaps from Proto-Volta-Niger *à-gbà. The possible Benue-Congo cognates Ibibio mban̄, Ahwai akpaal, and Ahwai áŋkpàn may suggest a pre-Volta-Niger origin, which is uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡ͡bà.nɛ̃̀/

Noun

agbànẹ̀

1. chin