Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/á-lɛ̀

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This Proto-Yoruboid entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Yoruboid

Etymology

From the root *lɛ̀. Compare with Igbo ànị and Igbo ana, Doublet of *ì-lɛ̀

Pronunciation

Noun

*á-lɛ̀

  1. land, earth, ground

Proper noun

*Á-lɛ̀

  1. the female deity of the earth and the land, see *ì-lɛ̀

Descendants

  • Igala: ánẹ̀
  • Yoruba: alẹ̀