Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-mã

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Proto-Edoid *-mɔ, potentially related to Nupe (to bear, to beget), Ayere omo, possibly related to Igbo ụmụ̀

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*ɔ́-mã

  1. child

Descendants[edit]

  • Northwest Yoruba, Central Yoruba, Northeast Yoruba: ọmọ
  • Southeast Yoruba: ọma
  • Olukumi: ọma
  • Igala: ọ́ma
  • Itsekiri: ọma

Related terms[edit]

  • *bí (to give birth to a child)