Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dɪ̀

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

Verb

*dɪ̀ (infinitive *kʊ̀ɪ̀)[1]

  1. (irregular) to be

Descendants

  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Kikuyu-Kamba:
    • Northeast Coast Bantu:
      • Proto-Sabaki: *-li
        • Kipfokomo (E71A): -i- (in relative verb forms)
        • Mijikenda:
        • Swahili:
          • Swahili (G42): -li (archaic except in relative verb forms)
    • Great Lakes Bantu:

References

  1. ^ Entry 940 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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