Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ì-

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Prefix

*ì-

Class 5 noun prefix.

Descendants

Bende (F12): ii-

Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Nyoro-Ganda:
    - Tooro (J12): i-
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Proto-Sabaki: *i̧-
    - Ilwana (E701): i-/izi-
    - Kipfokomo (E71A): ∅/ji- ~ dzi-
    - Mijikenda:
      - Chichonyi-Chidzihana-Chikauma (E72c): ∅/dzi-
      - Chiduruma (E72d): ∅/dzi-
      - Giryama (E72a): ∅/dzi-
      - Digo (E73): ∅/dzi-
    - Swahili:
      - Swahili (G42): ∅/ji-
    - Comorian:
      - Ngazidja Comorian (G44a): ∅ with strengthening of the next consonant /dzi-
      - Maore Comorian (G44D): ∅ with strengthening of the next consonant /dzi-
      - Ndzwani Comorian (G44b): ∅ with strengthening of the next consonant /dzi-

Kavango-Southwest Bantu:
- Southwest Bantu:
  - Ovambo:
    - Kwanyama (R21): e-
    - Ndonga (R22): e-
  - Herero (R30): e-