Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jɪ́mbɪda
Proto-Bantu
Etymology
From *-jɪ́mba (“to sing”) + *-ɪda (“applicative suffix”).
Verb
*-jɪ́mbɪda (infinitive *kʊ̀jɪ́mbɪda)[1]
- applicative of *-jɪ́mba
- to sing
Descendants
- Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
- Masaba-Luhya:
- Nyole (Uganda) (J35): -embera
- Masaba-Luhya:
- Great Lakes Bantu: