Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìgɪ́

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

Etymology

Compare with Proto-Yoruboid *ɛ́-ɣɪ̃

Noun

*ìgɪ́ class 5 (plural *màgɪ́ class 6)

1. egg

Descendants

From ìgɪ́:

• Njila:
  • Herero (R30): ei
  • Ndonga (R22): eyi
• Lingala (C30B): líki, likeí
• Luganda (J15): eggi
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): igi, irigi
• Southern Bantu:
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): lee
    • Sotho (S33): lehe
    • Tswana (S31): lee

From ìjájɪ́:

• Shona (S10): zai
• Swahili (G42): yai

From other forms:

• Nzadi (B865): ikie