ẹfa

See also: efa, Efa, EFA, ɛ̀fá, and èfǎ

Igala

Ẹ́fà

Alternative forms

• ẹ́fáà

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-fã̀, cognate with Yoruba ẹfọ̀n, equivalent to *ɛ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *fã̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ́.fà/

Noun

ẹ́fà

1. buffalo

   Synonym: èjìfà

References

• John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Yoruba

Yoruba numbers ^(edit)

	60
←  5	6	7  →
Cardinal: ẹ̀fà     Counting: ẹẹ́fà     Adjectival: mẹ́fà     Ordinal: kẹfà     Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹfà     Distributive: mẹ́fà mẹ́fà     Collective: mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ̀fà     Fractional: ìdámẹ́fà

Etymology

Cognate with Igala ẹ̀fà, Itsekiri ẹ̀fà, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ̀-fà, likely cognate with Edo eha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀fà/

Numeral

ẹ̀fà

1. six