Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bɪ́ɪ̀

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

Adjective

*-bɪ́ɪ̀

1. bad

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): -bi
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -bi
  • Tooro (J12): -bi
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *-bí
    • Phuthi: -bî́
    • Swazi: -bí
    • Xhosa: -bí
    • Zulu: -bí
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): -be
• Kongo (H16): -mbi
• Kongo (H16): mbi