Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mɪ̀-

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

Prefix

*mɪ̀-

Class 4 noun prefix.

Descendants

Bangi-Ntomba:
- Lingala: mi-
Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda: mi-
  - Rwanda-Rundi: imi-
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili: mi-
Nyasa:
- Chichewa: mi-
Shona: mi-
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele: mi-, extended imi-
  - Phuthi: mi-
  - Swazi: imi-
  - Xhosa: mi-, extended imi-
  - Zulu: mi-, extended imi-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho: me-
  - Tswana: me-
- Tsonga: mi-
- Venda: mi-

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