Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-jɪ́ma
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
Verb
*-jɪ́ma
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀-
)
[
1
]
to
stand
to
stop
Descendants
Northeast Bantu:
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Swahili
(
G42
):
-simama
(from an earlier -
ima
)
Great Lakes Bantu:
Nyoro-Ganda:
Luganda
(
J15
):
-yima
Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-ima
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Northern Ndebele
(
S44
):
-ma
Phuthi
(
S404
):
-yema
Swazi
(
S43
):
-ma
Xhosa
(
S41
):
-ma
Zulu
(
S42
):
-ma
Sotho-Tswana:
Sotho
(
S33
):
-ema
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
emella
References
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Entry 3353 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3