Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/li

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 *dɪ̀.

Noun

*-li[1]

  1. to be
  2. auxiliary verb that takes tense marking

Descendants

  • Kipfokomo (E71A): -i- (in relative verb forms)
  • Mijikenda:
  • Swahili:
    • Swahili (G42): -li (archaic except in relative verb forms)
Derived terms

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 597
  2. ^ Nurse, Derek; Hinnebusch, Thomas J. (1993), Swahili and Sabaki: A Linguistic History, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 444
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