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Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ú-cu

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 *ú- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *cu, possibly a locally innovated Yoruboid root, a potential cognate could be Nupe eci or Nupe wutsú.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ú.cū/

Noun

*ú-cu

  1. yam

Descendants
  • Ifè: itsu
  • Olukumi: usu
  • Igala: úchu
  • Yoruba: iṣu
  • Northwest Yoruba: isu
    • Onko Yoruba: ichu
  • Central; Southeast Yoruba: uṣu
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