ƴi'al

Fula

Etymology

From Proto-Fula-Serer *giƴ/ʔ, whence also Serer hiiƴ/kiiƴ. Cognate with Laalaa ƴoh (“bone”), Karon kaa-cɛc, Wolof yax, Saafi-Saafi toh, Noon yoh.

Noun

ƴi'al ngal (plural ƴi'e ɗe)

1. (anatomy) bone
2. (language) consonant

Related terms

• ƴiire

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.