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Igbo
Etymology
From Proto-Igboid *ĩ́-`-ɟ- ṹ. Cognate with Ezaa ńzú, Izi ńdzú, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ńzú, Ika ńzṹ.[1] Further cognates include Nupe ezũ̀, Ibibio ńsáŋ, Esimbi ɛ́zi, Mada (Nigeria) ntə̄n.
Noun
nzū
- white clay
References
- ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid