< Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid
Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɛ̀-byɛ̀
Proto-Yoruboid
Etymology
No obvious known cognates, probably a local innovation, Nupoid forms like Gbagyi ebya, Ayere èʃwè, Ukaan ɔ̀dɪ̀a, may suggest a more older root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̀.bʲɛ̀/
Noun
*ɛ̀-byɛ̀
- blood
Descendants
- Igala: ẹ̀bìẹ̀
- Olukumi: ẹzẹ
- Yoruba: ẹ̀jẹ̀
- Ao Yoruba: ẹ̀zẹ̀