Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/ki-

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 *kɪ̀-.

Noun

*ki- (before vowels *ky-, plural *vi̧-)[1]

  1. class-7 noun prefix

Descendants

Derived terms

  • *iki- (augmented class-7 noun prefix)

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 652