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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìgèmbè

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words 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

Verb

*ìgèmbè class 5 (plural *màgèmbè class 6) [1]

  1. hoe

Descendants

From ìjèmbè:

  • Kikuyu: icembe
  • Mwani: jembe
  • Tumbuka: jembe
  • Swahili: jembe

References
  1. Entry 1356 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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