Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-nàì

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

Adjective

cardinal number
4	Previous:	*-tátʊ̀
4	Next:	*-táànò

*-nàì [1]

four

Descendants

Kikuyu-Kamba:
- Kamba: kana
Luba-Kasai: -nayi
Luganda: -na
Mbunda: -wana
Northeast Coast Bantu:
- Swahili: -nne
Nyasa:
- Chichewa: -nayi
Rwanda-Rundi: -ne
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *-ne
  - Northern Ndebele: -ne
  - Phuthi: -ne
  - Swazi: -ne
  - Xhosa: -ne
  - Zulu: -ne
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: -nne
  - Sotho: -nne
  - Tswana: -nne
- Tsonga: -mune
- Venda: [Term?]

References

Entry 3683 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 3683 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3