Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ú-lí

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

Probably cognate with Idoma ole, or possibly a local innovation in Proto-Yoruboid since no evidence suggests a pre-Proto-Yoruboid root. The root may refer to the familial aspect of "home or house," or the physical structure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ú.lí/

Noun

*ú-lí

home, house
family

Descendants

Igala: únyí
Proto-Edekiri: *u-lí
- Itsekiri: ulí
- Southeast Yoruba: ulí
- Proto-Yoruba: *u-lé, *i-lé
  - Ifè: ilé
  - Ede Ije: nne
  - Northwest Yoruba, Northeast Yoruba: ilé
  - Onko Yoruba: n̄lé
  - Central Yoruba, Northeast Yoruba: ulé