Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀dɪ́mì

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

*dʊ̀dɪ́mì class 11 (plural *ǹdɪ́mì class 10) [1]

Descendants

Chichewa: lilime
Dawida Taita: lumi
Kikuyu: rũrĩmĩ
Lingala: lolemu
Luganda: olulimi
Ngazidja Comorian: ulime
Nyankore: orurimi
Nzadi: elum
Rwanda-Rundi: ururimi
Swahili: ulimi
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele: ulimi
  - Phuthi: lilimi
  - Swazi: lulimi
  - Xhosa: ulwimi
  - Zulu: ulimi
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: leleme
  - Sotho: leleme
  - Tswana: loleme
- Venda: lulimi

References

Entry 973 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 973 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3