Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Gbe *-χʷo, cognates include Adja exo, Ayizo xoto

Pronunciation

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Noun

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xoto (plural xoto lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. belly
  2. pregnancy

Portuguese

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Verb

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xoto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of xotar

Sechura

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Noun

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xoto

  1. Alternative form of tutu

References

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  • Matthias Urban, El vocabulario sechurano de Richard Spruce, in Lexis volume XXXIX (2) 2015, citing Spruce
  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 261