Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-jíngɪ́
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
*-jíngɪ́
[
1
]
many
,
much
Descendants
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
-ngi
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
-inshi
Tooro
(
J12
):
-ingi
Southern Bantu:
Rufiji-Ruvuma:
Ruvuma:
Yao
(
P21
):
-jinji
Nguni:
Northern Ndebele
(
S44
):
-nengi
Swazi
(
S43
):
-nyenti
Xhosa
(
S41
):
-ninzi
Zulu
(
S42
):
-ningi
Shona
(
S10
):
-zhinji
Sotho-Tswana:
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
ntši
Tswana
(
S31
):
ntsi
Swahili
(
G42
):
-ingi
Kongo
(
H16
):
-ingi
References
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Entry 3485 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3