aluŋkuku
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Ifè[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a widespread Niger-Congo root, Blench (2003) proposes a reconstruction to Proto-Niger-Congo *-kuku, likely Onomatopoeic. See possible reconstruction Proto-Yoruboid *è-lúkùkù. Compare with Nupe lukuku, Urhobo inékuku, Yoruba èrukùkù, Igbo kpalakwukwu, Ebira arekuku, Olukumi olékùkù, Edo elikhukhu, possibly related to Ibibio ebomon-kuku.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àlúŋ̀kùkù