< Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu
Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìgɪ́
Proto-Bantu
Noun
*ìgɪ́ class 5 (plural *màgɪ́ class 6)[1]
- egg
Descendants
From ìgɪ́:
- Kavango-Southwest:
- Herero: ei
- Ndonga: eyi
- Lingala: liki
- Luganda: eggi
- Rwanda-Rundi: igi
- Southern Bantu:
- Sotho-Tswana:
- Northern Sotho: lee
- Sotho: lehe
- Tswana: lee
- Sotho-Tswana:
From ìjájɪ́:
- Shona: zai
- Swahili: yai
From other forms:
- Nzadi: ikie
References
- Entry 1368 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3