Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/jɪ́-

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

*jɪ́-

Class 9 subject concord.
Class 9 object concord.

Descendants

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Tooro (J12): e- (“subject concord”), -gi- (“object concord”)
- Luganda (J15): e-

Nyasa:
- Tumbuka (N21): yi- (“subject concord”), -yi- (“object concord”)
- Chichewa (N31): i-

Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Ruvuma:
  - Yao (P21): ji- (“subject concord”), -ji- (“object concord”)

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *í-
  - Northern Ndebele: i-
  - Phuthi: i-
  - Swazi: i-
  - Xhosa: i-
  - Zulu: i-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): e-