Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/i̧jambo

This Proto-Sabaki 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-Sabaki

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjàmbò. By surface analysis, *i̧- +‎ *-amba +‎ *-o.

Noun

*i̧jambo class 5[1]

  1. affair, matter

Descendants

  • Kipfokomo (E71A): dzambo
  • Mijikenda:
  • Swahili:

References

  1. ^ Nurse, Derek; Hinnebusch, Thomas J. (1993), Swahili and Sabaki: A Linguistic History, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 579
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