Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃

Etymology
The etymology is uncertain. The /b/ root exists in several words relating to women, including, and, and may be related to. The root *rɪ̃ also exists in the reconstructed word for man,, and its similarity with the root , suggests that *rɪ̃ may simply be a variation of nɪ̃ (/n/ and /r/ are known to be allophonic in Yoruboid languages). Thus, Akinkugbe 1976 suggests a reconstruction combining a /b/ termed root for woman, and person, like, with changing of vowel initial roots. Compounds of this type are known to occur in some other Niger-Congo languages.

Noun

 * 1) woman
 * 2) wife

Descendants

 * Proto-Edekiri:
 * Proto-Yoruba:
 * Ekiti
 * Southeast Yoruba:
 * Ondo
 * Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìkálẹ̀, Rẹ́mọ
 * Ilaje, Ijebu
 * Southeast Yoruba:
 * Ondo
 * Ọ̀wọ̀, Ìkálẹ̀, Rẹ́mọ
 * Ilaje, Ijebu