alɔ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "alo"

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-lɔ.[1] Cognates include Fon alɔ̀, Saxwe Gbe alɔ̀, Aja (West Africa) alɔ, Ayizo alɔ, Kotafon Gbe alɔ. Possibly cognate with Gonja enɔ, Adele gʋlɔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.lɔ̀/
  • Audio (Nigeria):(file)

Noun

àlɔ̀ (plural àlɔ̀ lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. hand

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 217
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