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Yoruba
Etymology
Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *égbṵ́gbṵ́, cognate with Igala ógwugwu.
Pronunciation
Noun
egungun
- bone[1]
Derived terms
References
- ^ Crowther, Samuel (1852) A Vocabulary of the Yoruba Language, London: Seeleys, page 80