Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-bɪ́ɪ̀
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
Adjective
*-bɪ́ɪ̀
[
1
]
bad
Derived terms
*-bɪ́ɪ̀pa
(
“
to be bad
”
)
Descendants
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
-bi
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
-bi
Tooro
(
J12
):
-bi
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
*-bí
Phuthi:
-bî́
Swazi:
-bí
Xhosa:
-bí
Zulu:
-bí
Sotho-Tswana:
Sotho
(
S33
):
-be
Kongo
(
H16
):
-mbi
Kongo
(
H16
):
mbi
References
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Entry 5841 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3