Comparative Edoid: phonology and lexicon

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57.

DE:

NCE::

58.

DE:

NCE:

' steal'

*do

Proto-Edoid

Eruwa

SO

do

I soko

to

d3

Okpe

so

Urhobo

co

Uvbie

co

Oloma

zo

Degema

do

Egene

Epie

SWE:

Edo

(rhaa)

Aoma

do

Emhalhe

zo

Auchi

(tue)

Ibilo

dzo

Avb ianwu

(tue)

Uhami

zo

Uneme

do, do(1o)

Ehueun

zo

Ghotuo

do

Ukue

do

Proto-Edoid

NWE:

*do

Degema

do

Egene

Epie

'weave'

SWE:

Eruwa

(wo)

do

I soko

(zuo)

do

Okpe

(rhCo)

Urhobo

(rhuuo)

Uvbie

(ruo)

Oloma

-

Edo

do

Aoma

do

Emhalhe

zo

Auchi

do

Ibilo

dzo

Avbianwu

do

Uhami

(ki)

Uneme

do

Ehueun

(ki)

Ghotuo

do

Ukue

(rha)

NWE:

160

59.

DE:

DE:

'stone'

I-

(b-moomct)

u-d!6

I soko

u-tb

i-

o-d'i'o ?

Okpe

u-sb

f-

Urhobo

(b-lblo)

Uvbie

(b-cbrikpe)

Oloma

-

Emhalhe

(we-bh&)

Ibilo

(e-fa)(pl.)

(o-fiiu) i

Egene

SWE:

Edo

(b-kiitd)

Aoma

u-dd

Auchi

u-dd

i-

Avbianwu

u-do

i-

Uhami

(e-gba)

IJneme

u-db

i-

Ehueun

(e-wa)

Ukue

(e-gba&)

Ghotuo

60.

or U-dio

I-

Eruwa

Degema Epie

NCE:

*U-doGi

Proto-Edoid

NWE:

u-db 1(archaic form)

*do(Gi)

Proto-Edoid Degema

(hols)

Egene

do o [ dw o]

'sharpen (knife, etc.) on stone' SWE:

Eruwa Isoko

Okpe

Epie

Urhobo

-

Uvbie

NCE:

Oloma

-

-

Emhalhe

-

Auchi

do

Ibilo

(bhai)

Avbianwu

Uhami

-

IJneme

do -

Ehueun

-

Ghotuo

do

Ukue

-

Edo

(lo)

Aoma

'grind' NWE:

161