< Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu
Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-ì
Proto-Bantu
Suffix
*-ì
- Forms agent nouns from verbs.
Usage notes
The suffix replaces the *-a inherent in the verb stem. When the verb stem ends in *-ía (causative) or *-ʊ́a (passive), the suffix becomes *-á instead.
Derived terms
Category Proto-Bantu words suffixed with *-ì not found
Descendants
- Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
- Zunda:
- Zulu: -i
- Zunda:
- Nguni: