Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀dɪ́mì

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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]

1. tongue
2. language

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

1. Entry 973 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3