Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-mã
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Proto-Yoruboid[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Proto-Edoid *-mɔ, potentially related to Nupe mã (“to bear, to beget”), Ayere omo, possibly related to Igbo ụmụ̀
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*ɔ́-mã
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”)