Where does “Ijẹbu” come from?
Ijẹbu (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.
Ijẹbu (Yoruba): Ijebu people, a subgroup of Yoruba people who speak the Ìjẹ̀bú spoken variety in the Ede-Yoruba-Itsekiri continuum
Definitions
- Ijebu people, a subgroup of Yoruba people who speak the Ìjẹ̀bú spoken variety in the Ede-Yoruba-Itsekiri continuum
Ancestry of “Ijẹbu”, step by step
Ijẹbu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Bantu ì-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |
via Yoruba ní
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ní | — |
via Yoruba ubú
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ubú | the deep, deep waters |