vɨdɨj nm. monkey singe (5 groups, 16 languages) C
There are three species of monkey indigenous to the Central Chadic region, the patas, the vervet and the baboon. This term was probably generic. The changes *v→f in Proto-Kotoko North and *v→b in Gidar are both regular. The quality of the medial consonant is unclear. There was a general regular change *r→l in the North sub-branch (which encompasses all groups represented here except for Tera) and also a medial change *d→r. The data is most consistent with *d as the medial consonant, even though *d is only present in one language. There are possible cognates of the form [vɨdze] in the Lamang and Hurza groups.
1Proto-Tera *viɗi monkey singe 1.1) Tera (Newman) viɗi monkey (general term and esp. red patas) 1.2) Nyimatli (Harley) viti monkey
2Proto-Mandara *vɨri monkey singe 2.1) Matal (Branger) vədaj monkey singe 2.2) Mandara (Fluckiger) véré singe (m) 2.3) Malgwa (Löhr) vəre monkey gen., ape 2.4) Glavda (Owens) bíri monkey
3Proto-Mofu *vɨrɨj monkey singe 3.1) Ouldeme (Kinnaird) və̀ràj singe 3.2) Muyang (Smith) viri Patas monkey singe rouge 3.3) Zulgo (Haller) bìrè cynocéphale m. 3.4) Gemzek (Sabatai) bəre monkey singe 3.5) Merey (Gravina) bəre monkey singe 3.6) Dugwor (Jubumna) bəre monkey singe
4Proto-Kotoko North *fɨli monkey singe 4.1) Afade (Allison) fɨli monkey singe 4.2) Mpade (Allison) flì monkey singe 4.3) Malgbe (Allison) fli monkey singe
5Proto-Gidar *bɨrɨja monkey singe 5.1) Gidar (Schuh) bərja/a singe 5.2) Gidar (Hungerford) brija singe 5.3) Gidar (Hungerford) brija babouin
There are three species of monkey indigenous to the Central Chadic region, the patas, the vervet and the baboon. This term was probably generic. The changes *v→f in Proto-Kotoko North and *v→b in Gidar are both regular. The quality of the medial consonant is unclear. There was a general regular change *r→l in the North sub-branch (which encompasses all groups represented here except for Tera) and also a medial change *d→r. The data is most consistent with *d as the medial consonant, even though *d is only present in one language. There are possible cognates of the form [vɨdze] in the Lamang and Hurza groups.
1Proto-Tera *viɗi monkey singe 1.1) Tera (Newman) viɗi monkey (general term and esp. red patas) 1.2) Nyimatli (Harley) viti monkey
2Proto-Mandara *vɨri monkey singe 2.1) Matal (Branger) vədaj monkey singe 2.2) Mandara (Fluckiger) véré singe (m) 2.3) Malgwa (Löhr) vəre monkey gen., ape 2.4) Glavda (Owens) bíri monkey
3Proto-Mofu *vɨrɨj monkey singe 3.1) Ouldeme (Kinnaird) və̀ràj singe 3.2) Muyang (Smith) viri Patas monkey singe rouge 3.3) Zulgo (Haller) bìrè cynocéphale m. 3.4) Gemzek (Sabatai) bəre monkey singe 3.5) Merey (Gravina) bəre monkey singe 3.6) Dugwor (Jubumna) bəre monkey singe
4Proto-Kotoko North *fɨli monkey singe 4.1) Afade (Allison) fɨli monkey singe 4.2) Mpade (Allison) flì monkey singe 4.3) Malgbe (Allison) fli monkey singe
5Proto-Gidar *bɨrɨja monkey singe 5.1) Gidar (Schuh) bərja/a singe 5.2) Gidar (Hungerford) brija singe 5.3) Gidar (Hungerford) brija babouin
