Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìjínà

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

Noun

*ìjínà class 5 (plural *màjínà class 6)

1. name

Descendants

• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): dzina
  • Tumbuka (N21): zina

• Northeastern Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): jina
    • Mwani (G403): zina
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): izina
    • Luganda (J15): erinnya

• Herero (R30): ena

• Mbukushu (K333): dina
• Nzadi (B865): dzin
• Kongo (H16): zina

• Southern Bantu:
  • Venda (S20): dzina