Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-jɪ́mba
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
*-jɪ́mba
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀-
)
[
1
]
to
sing
Derived terms
*mʊ̀jɪ́mbɪ̀
(
“
singer
”
)
Descendants
Bangi-Tetela:
Bangi-Ntomba:
Bangi-Moi:
Lingala
(
C30B
):
-yémba
Northeast Bantu:
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Sabaki:
Swahili:
Swahili
(
G42
):
-imba
Great Lakes Bantu:
Masaba-Luhya:
Nyole (Uganda)
(
J35
):
-emba
Logooli-Kuria:
Ikizu
(
J402
):
-imba
Kabwa
(
J405
):
-imba
Kituba
(
H10A
):
yimba
Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-imba
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
-imba
Rufiji-Ruvuma:
Ruvuma:
Yao
(
P21
):
-jimba
Southern Bantu:
Venda
(
S20
):
-imba
References
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Entry 3361 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3