Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ndɪ́mì

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

*ndɪ́mì class 10

plural of *dʊ̀dɪ́mì

Descendants

Bangi-Tetela:
- Bangi-Ntomba:
  - Bangi-Moi:
    - Lingala (C30B): ndémo

Kikuyu-Kamba:
- Kikuyu (E51): nĩmĩ

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Sabaki:
    - Swahili:
      - Swahili (G42): ndimi
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Nyoro-Ganda:
    - Tooro (J12): endimi
  - Masaba-Luhya:
    - Nyole (Uganda) (J35): endimi
  - Logooli-Kuria:
    - Ikizu (J402): zɨndɨmɨ
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): indími

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

Shona:
- Shona (S10): ndímí

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Zulu (S42): ízindîmi
  - Northern Ndebele (S44): ízíndîmi