Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dàì

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

*-dàì^[1]

long
Antonym: *-kúpɪ́

Descendants

From -dàì:

Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -re-re (reduplicated)
Kongo (H16): -nda
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *-de
  - Northern Ndebele: -de
  - Phuthi: -dze
  - Swazi: -dze
  - Xhosa: -de
  - Zulu: -de

From -dàìpú:

Luganda (J15): -wanvu
Shona (S10): -refu
Swahili (G42): -refu

From -dàìpa:

Tooro (J12): -raiha (“to be long”)

References

^ Entry 3705 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3