biyo
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Bikol Central
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]biyô (plural biriyo, Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜓ) (literary)
Derived terms
[edit]Somali
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Cushitic. Phonology suggests immediate cognates to be Burunge ma'ay and Iraqw ma'ay. Possibly originally *māya, then underwent a consonant shift from /m/ to /b/, and a few vowel shifts (*mīya- > *mīyo- > *bīyo-. Compare Arbore biče and Oromo bishaan.
Noun
[edit]biyo ?