Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mɪ̀jákà

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

Inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ják-

Noun

*mɪ̀jákà class 4

plural of *mʊ̀jákà

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Kikuyu-Kamba:
  - Kikuyu (E51): mĩaka
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Sabaki:
    - Swahili:
      - Mwani (G403): myaka
      - Swahili (G42): miaka
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Nyoro-Ganda:
    - Luganda (J15): emyaka
  - Logooli-Kuria:
    - Ikizu (J402): imyaka
    - Kabwa (J405): emyaka
  - Masaba-Luhya:
    - Nyole (Uganda) (J35): emyaha
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): imyâka

Nyasa:
- Chichewa (N31): zaka
- Tumbuka (N21): vyaka

Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Ruvuma:
  - Yao (P21): yaka

Southern Bantu
- Nguni:
  - Zunda:
    - Xhosa (S41): ímínyâka
    - Zulu (S42): íminyâka