Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìgɪ́

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

Compare with Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-ɣɪ̃

Noun

*ìgɪ́ class 5 (plural *màgɪ́ class 6)[1]

egg

Descendants

From ìgɪ́:

Njila:
- Herero (R30): ei
- Ndonga (R22): eyi
Lingala (C30B): líki, likeí
Luganda (J15): eggi
Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): igi, irigi
Southern Bantu:
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho (S32): lee
  - Sotho (S33): lehe
  - Tswana (S31): lee

From ìjájɪ́:

Shona (S10): zai
Swahili (G42): yai

From other forms:

Nzadi (B865): ikie

References

Entry 1368 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 1368 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3