Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìgèmbè

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

Verb

*ìgèmbè class 5 (plural *màgèmbè class 6)

1. hoe

Descendants

From ìgèmbè:

• Southern Bantu:
  • Chopi (S61): didjembe, didzembe
  • Nguni:
    • Xhosa (S41): izembe
    • Zulu (S42): izembe

From ìjèmbè:

• Kikuyu (E51): icembe
• Mwani (G403): jembe
• Tumbuka (N21): jembe
• Swahili (G42): jembe

From ìdembe (Tone uncertain):

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Southern Ndebele (S407): ilembe
    • Zulu (S42): ilembe
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): selepe
    • Sotho (S33): selepe
    • Tswana (S31): selêpê