Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-nɪ̃
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Proto-Yoruboid
Etymology
Compare with Igbo onye, probably related to ènìyàn, ọ̀nị̀yàn, thus perhaps a Doublet of *ɔ̀-nɪ̃̀yã̀. Also see Ukaan ɔ̀ní, Fon mε, Proto-Idomoid *ɔŋɪ́ɲí, Westerman proposed a Proto-Niger-Congo *-ni root. For more distant cognates, see Ega ɔɲáà, Proto-Oti-Volta *nɪ, Proto-Plateau *-nyat, maybe related to Dagbani nii (“body”),
Pronunciation
Noun
*ɔ́-nɪ̃
- person, one
- human
- Synonym: *ɔ̀-nɪ̃̀yã̀