yitere

Fula

Alternative forms
  • 𞤴𞤭𞤼𞤫𞤪𞤫 (in Adlam)

Etymology

From the root yiy-, related to seeing. From Proto-Fula-Serer *Giʈ, whence also Serer ngid/kid. Ultimately from Proto-Atlantic *giʈ.[1]

Noun

yitere nde (plural gite É—e) Alternative plural (giiÉ—e)

  1. eye (organ used for seeing)

Usage notes

Derived terms
  • É“ingel-yitere
  • ngeeÆ´u-yitere

References
  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
  • D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
  • F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
  1. Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 102
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