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Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/á-ká
Proto-Yoruboid
Alternative forms
- *í-ká
Etymology
For a more widespread definition for hand and arm, see *ɔ́-ɓɔ́. While in Yoruba the term has come to mean arm or wing, it likely originally as a term for wing or shoulder. See proposed Proto-Igboid *έ-ká, Nupe ekpá. Yoruboid descendant term èjìká or ójíká may also come from the same root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /á.ká/
Noun
*á-ká
- arm, wing
- shoulder
Related terms
- *ɔ́-ɓɔ́
Descendants
- Yoruba: apá (“arm”)
- Yoruba: aká (“arm, wing”) (Central Yoruba dialects)
- Olukumi: áká (“shoulder, wing”)
- Igala: íká (“wing”)
- Ifè: iká (“wing”)