Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-jíba
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
Etymology
Compare with
Yoruba
jí
Verb
*-jíba
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀-
)
[
1
]
to
steal
Derived terms
*mʊ̀jíbì
(
“
thief
”
)
Descendants
Koyo
(
C24
):
-jíbà
Lingala
(
C30B
):
-yíba
Northeast Bantu:
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Sabaki:
Swahili:
Swahili
(
G42
):
-iba
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
-bba
Logooli-Kuria:
Ikizu
(
J402
):
-ibha
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
-iba
Nyasa:
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
-iba
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-ba
Shona:
Shona
(
S10
):
-ba
Southern Bantu:
Makua:
Malawi Lomwe
(
P331
):
-iya
Nguni:
Zunda:
Xhosa
(
S41
):
-eba
Zulu
(
S42
):
-eba
References
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Entry 3387 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3