Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-mã
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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
Cognate with Proto-Edoid *-mɔ, potentially related to Nupe mã (“to bear, to beget”), Ayere omo, possibly related to Igbo ụmụ̀
Pronunciation
Noun
*ɔ́-mã
Descendants
- Northwest Yoruba, Central Yoruba, Northeast Yoruba: ọmọ
- Southeast Yoruba: ọma
- Olukumi: ọma
- Igala: ọ́ma
- Itsekiri: ọma
Related terms
- *bí (“to give birth to a child”)