Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bì-

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

Prefix

*bì-

1. Class 8 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Bangi-Tetela:
  • Bangi-Ntomba:
    • Bangi-Moi:
      • Lingala (C30B): bi-

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Kikuyu-Kamba:
    • Kikuyu (E51): ci-/i-
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Sabaki:
      • Mijikenda:
        • Digo (E73): vi-
      • Swahili:
        • Swahili (G42): vi-
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Nyoro-Ganda:
      • Luganda (J15): bi-
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ibi-

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): vi-
    • Sena:
      • Sena (N44): pi-

• Kavango-Southwest Bantu:
  • Southwest Bantu:
    • Herero (R30): ovi-

• Shona:
  • Shona (S10): zvi-