Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jíngɪ́

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

*-jíngɪ́[1]

many, much

Descendants

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Rwanda-Rundi: -inshi
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele: -nengi
  - Swazi: -nyenti
  - Xhosa: -ninzi
  - Zulu: -ningi
- Shona: -zhinji
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: ntši
  - Tswana: ntsi
Swahili: -ingi

References

Entry 3485 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

[1] Entry 3485 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3