ɗelem
Serer
Etymology
From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɗem, whence also Fula ɗemŋgal.[1] Cognate with Bedik í-ɗém. Possibly from a Proto-Niger-Congo root, whence also Nalu rim, Balanta-Kentohe lem, Bidyogo neme, Biafada dema, Mbulungish lem, Tikar demog, Fam alam, Wawa lem, Palor perem, Laalaa pírím, Saafi-Saafi padam, Noon palam, Gbiri-Niragu pirin, Abua enem, Degema udem, Khana edem, Gokana dem, Fakkanci rerem, Wolof làmmiñ, Sherbro limilin, Mmani dimilin, Landoma damir, Southern Kissi diamulen.
Noun
ɗelem (definite ɗelem le, plural a ƭelem, definite plural a ƭelem ake)
- tongue
- language
References
- Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 133