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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìgɪ́

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

Noun

*ìgɪ́ class 5 (plural *màgɪ́ class 6) [1]

  1. egg

Descendants

From ìgɪ́:

  • Kavango-Southwest:
    • Herero: ei
    • Ndonga: eyi
  • Lingala: liki
  • Luganda: eggi
  • Rwanda-Rundi: igi
  • Southern Bantu:
    • Sotho-Tswana:

From ìjájɪ́:

From other forms:

References
  1. Entry 1368 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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