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Igala
Etymology
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-mã, Cognates include Itsekiri ọma, Yoruba ọmọ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ọ́ma
- child
Itsekiri
Etymology
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-mã, Cognates include Igala ọ́ma, Yoruba ọmọ. See more cognates on the Yorùbá language entry under synonyms.
Pronunciation
Noun
ọma
- child
Derived terms
Yoruba
Etymology
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-mã, Cognates include Igala ọ́ma, Itsekiri ọma, Ede Idaca ọma
Pronunciation
Noun
ọma
- (Ọwọ, Ikalẹ, Ilajẹ) Alternative form of ọmọ (“child”)
- Synonym: ọmadé
Derived terms