ẹga
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ega"
Yoruba
editEtymology
editCognate with Nupe ègwa, Igala ìga, Urhobo ọriọka, Edo akha, and Idoma àga. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *V̀-ga. Blench (2007) proposed a tentative reconstruction to Proto-Niger-Congo *-ga.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editẹ̀gà or ẹ̀ga
- Village weaver
- Synonym: ẹyẹ ẹ̀gà
- ẹni tí kò gbọ́ tẹnu ẹ̀gà l'ó ní ẹ̀gà ń pàtótó ― whoever does not understand the chirping of the weaver-birds will say they are babbling (proverb against misjudgement)