Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dɪ́-

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

*dɪ́-

1. Class 5 pronominal concord.
2. Class 5 subject concord.
3. Class 5 object concord.

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Sabaki:
      • Swahili:
        • Swahili (G42): li-, -li-
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Nyoro-Ganda:
      • Tooro (J12): li-
      • Luganda (J15): li-

• Mbukushu (K333): di- (“Class 5 noun prefix”)

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): li-
  • Chichewa (N31): li-

• Rufiji-Ruvuma:
  • Ruvuma:
    • Yao (Africa) (P21): li- (“Class 5 noun prefix”)

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *lí-
    • Phuthi: li-
    • Swazi: li-
    • Xhosa: li-
    • Zulu: li-
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): le-