Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ʊ̀-rɪ̃̀

Proto-Yoruboid

Etymology

From *ʊ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *rɪ̃̀ (“to walk”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̀.ɾɪ̃̀/

Noun

*ʊ̀-rɪ̃̀

1. walk, walking
2. journey, trip

Descendants

• Ifè: ìrɛ̃̀
• Igala: ùlẹ̀
• Olukumi: ùrẹ̀n
• Ekiti Yoruba: ụ̀rị̀n
• Central Yoruba; Southeast Yoruba: ùrìn
• Yoruba: ìrìn