yewdi

Matal

Etymology

From Proto-Chadic *ydn.

Pronunciation

Noun

yewdi

  1. eye
    "Mana asa à akul, kà gəɗahakulaŋ ma?" "Məŋga, kà yewdi gami aŋa manəŋla" (Mata 20:33)[2]
    "What do you want me to do for you?" They said to him, "Lord, that our eyes would see". (Matthew 20:33)
    'Yewdi mapəlay la yewdi, sliɗ bay mapəlay la sliɗ (Mata 3:38)[3]
    An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. (Matthew 5:38)

References
  1. Rossing, Melvin Olaf (1978) “yewdi”, in Mafa-Mada: A Comparative Study of Chadic Languages in North Cameroun, Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, page 51
  2. http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Matt/20#33
  3. http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Mata/3#38
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