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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-cìim
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Proto-Bantu
Verb
*-cìim (infinitive *kʊ̀cìim)[1]
- admire, love, delight, be surprised
Descendants
- Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda (J15): kùsiima (“be pleased with, appreciate”), ákásiimo (“gift given to suitor to parents of his indended bride”)
- Soga (J16): okúsíímá (“to thank, appreciate, approve, like”), akásíímó (“gift of appreciation, thanks”)
- Gwere (J17): ókusiimá (“to thank”), ákásíímó (“gift given in association with wedding”)
- Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): shima (“to thank, to praise, to admire”)
References
- Entry 609 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3