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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìjínà

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words 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

*ìjínà class 5 (plural *màjínà class 6) [1]

  1. name

Descendants
  • Chichewa: dzina
  • Herero: ena
  • Luganda: erinnya
  • Mbukushu: dina
  • Nzadi: dzin
  • Rwanda-Rundi: izina
  • Swahili: jina

References
  1. Entry 3464 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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