Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mɪ̀jédì

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

Noun

*mɪ̀jédì class 4

plural of *mʊ̀jédì.

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Kikuyu-Kamba:
  - Kikuyu (E51): mĩeri
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Sabaki:
    - Swahili:
      - Mwani (G403): myezi
      - Swahili (G42): miezi
    - Comorian:
      - Maore Comorian (G44D): mezi
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Masaba-Luhya:
    - Nyole (Uganda) (J35): emyesi
  - Logooli-Kuria:
    - Kabwa (J405): emyeri

Nyasa:
- Tumbuka (N21): miyezi
- Chichewa (N31): miyezí
  - Sena:
    - Sena (N44): miyezi

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

Southern Bantu:
- Makua:
  - Malawi Lomwe (P331): miyeri