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Gwara
Etymology
From a widespread Niger-Congo root, see Edo amẹ and other Edoid languages, Yoruba omi, proposed to be derived from Proto-Benue-Congo *-ni, compare with Idun amɛ
Pronunciation
Noun
àmɛ̃̀
- water
References
Yekhee
Etymology
From Proto-Edoid *a-mɪ̃, compare with Edo amẹ, Urhobo ame
Pronunciation
Noun
àmɛ̀
- water
- ámɛ́ èθà ― father's water (in slow speech)
- ámêθà ― father's water (in fast speech)
References
- Rose-Juliet Anyanwu, Fundamentals of Phonetics, Phonology and Tonology (2008)
Yeskwa
Etymology
Compare with Gwara amɛ, proposed to be derived from Proto-Benue-Congo *-ni, compare with Idun amɛ, from a widespread Niger-Congo root for water
Pronunciation
Noun
àmɛ̃̀
- water
References
- Roger Blench, The Nyankpa language of Central Nigeria (draft paper)
- R. Blench, Ake wordlist (lists the Yeskwa word, without accents, in notes)