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Etymology
Unknown root. Pozdniakov proposes
an analysis as (*y-iin-ɗo), from a Proto-Fula-Serer root *Ɂiin, whence also Serer kiino (“person”).[1]
Noun
gimɗo o (plural yimɓe ɓe) (rare)
- person, human being
Usage notes
- The term neɗɗo is generally used, and associated with the plural yimɓe, even though morphologically unrelated.
References
- I.A. Mukoshy, A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, HEBN Publishers Plc, 2014.
- F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
- ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 145