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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìjínò

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This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Etymology

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Potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-níghin- (tooth).

Noun

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*ìjínò class 5 (plural *màjínò class 6)[1]

  1. tooth

Descendants

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  • Proto-Jarawan: *miyinu
  • Ngondi-Ngiri:
  • Nzebi:
  • Bube (A31): ino
  • Mongo (C61): ino
  • Rufiji-Ruvuma:

References

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