Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/á-lɛ̀

This Proto-Yoruboid entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Yoruboid

Etymology

From the root *lɛ̀. Compare with Igbo ànị and Igbo ana, Doublet of *ì-lɛ̀

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /á.lɛ̀/

Noun

*á-lɛ̀

land, earth, ground

Proper noun

*Á-lɛ̀

the female deity of the earth and the land, see *ì-lɛ̀

Descendants

Igala: ánẹ̀
Yoruba: alẹ̀
- Yoruba: alálẹ̀
- Yoruba: Alẹ̀

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