Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-dʊ̃, compare with Itsekiri akídọ̀n IPA(key): /ɛ̄.dʊ̃̄/ *ɛ-dʊ̃ monkey; (especially) Ursine colobus Yoruba: ẹdun Ekiti Yoruba: ẹdụn *ò-ɣè *à-tò...
"ɣo" (later "wo") is possibly an Proto-Edekiri innovation still maintained in a majority of Edekiri languages. Proto-Yoruba likely inherited it but the non-suffixed...
performed by maidens Northwest Yoruba Yoruba: ọbuntun Central Yoruba Yoruba: ọbịtụn, ọbụntụn, ọbụtụn Northeast Yoruba Yoruba: obutọn Ifè: àbitɔ̃ *ɔ-yà (“wife”)...
(“goat”) + *-rɛ́, the "rɛ́" compounding is of unknown origin but is a Proto-Yoruba innovation. Also possibly Doublet of *ɔ̀-bʊ́kɔ. IPA(key): /ɛ̄.wʊ́.ɾɛ́/...
was a Proto-Yoruba innovation or derived from Proto-Edekiri. IPA(key): /à.tò/ *à-tò monkey or ape Synonyms: *ò-ɣè, *ɛ́-dʊ̃, *ɔ̀-bɔ Ekiti Yoruba: òtò Owe...
*ì-dérègbè goat; (especially) she-goat Synonym: *ɛ-wʊ́rɛ́ Owe Yoruba: èdègbe Ekiti Yoruba: ìdéègbè, ìdérègbè, ùdéègbè Yoruba: ìdérègbè, ìkérègbè, èkérègbè...
while other Proto-Yoruba descendants inherited *è-fífí IPA(key): /ɛ̀.ɣɪ̀.ɣɔ̀/ *ɛ̀-ɣɪ̀ɣɔ̀ smoke Synonym: *è-fífí Olukumi: eghighọ Èkìtì Yoruba: ẹ̀ẹ̀yọ̀...
cognates IPA(key): /à.kè.ɾé/ *à-kèré a species of green frog Synonym: *ɔ̀-kpɔ̀lɔ́ *kɔ̀ŋkɔ̀ Yoruba: àkèré (including NWY, CY) Ifè: akèré Olukumi: àkèré...
From Proto-Edekiri *o-ɲĩ IPA(key): /ō.ɲĩ̄/ *o-ɲĩ bee honey Olukumi: oyin Yoruba: oyin (all dialects) Ifè: onyi...
*à-tú, *è-tú Possibly cognate with Edo ẹ̀rhú, Urhobo ẹ̀rhú via fricatization *V-tú hat, cap Ekiti Yoruba: ètú Owe Yoruba: àtù Olukumi: ẹtú...