Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ̀-

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

*kɪ̀-

Class 7 noun prefix.

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda: ki-
  - Rwanda-Rundi: iki-
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili: ki-
Nyasa:
- Chichewa: chi-
Shona: chi-
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Phuthi: si-
  - Swazi: si-
  - Xhosa: si-, extended isi-
  - Zulu: si-, extended isi-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho: se-
  - Tswana: se-
- Tsonga: xi-
- Venda: tshi-