Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀dɪ́mì

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

Possible cognates outside Bantu include Ibibio edeme (“tongue”) Ejagham ribi (“tongue”), Awing leme (“tongue”) and Bamum lem (“tongue”) (from Proto-Grassfields *lím`), Yoruba èdè

Noun

*dʊ̀dɪ́mì class 11 (plural *ndɪ́mì class 10)

1. tongue
2. language

Descendants

• Bube (A31): leme
• Mongo (C61): lemi
• Ngondo-Ngiri:
  • Mbati (C13): lɛji
• Duala (A24): eyémè
• Bushoong (C83): nem
• Luba-Kasai (L31): lúdimí
• Lingala (C30B): lolémo
• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): lulimi
• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Maore Comorian (G44D): ulimi
    • Mwani (G403): lulimi
    • Ngazidja Comorian (G44a): ulime
    • Swahili (G42): ulimi
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ururimi
    • Luganda (J15): olulimi
    • Tooro (J12): orulimi
    • Nyankole (J13): orurími
    • Haya (J22): olulimi
    • Nande (J42): olúlïmi
    • Jita (J25): olulimi
    • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): olulimi
    • Gwere (J17): lulimi
    • Gungu (J101): lulimi
    • Ikizu (J402): ʉrʉrɨmɨ
    • Kabwa (J405): orurimi
• Shona (S10): rurimi
• Nambya (S16B): lulimi
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Lala (South Africa) (S406): lulwimi
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): ulimi
    • Phuthi (S404): lilimi
    • Swazi (S43): lulimi
    • Xhosa (S41): ulwimi
    • Zulu (S42): ulimi
  • Venda (S20): lulimi

From dʊ̀dɪ́mɪ̀:

• Sotho-Tswana:
  • Northern Sotho (S32): leleme
  • Sotho (S33): leleme
  • Tswana (S31): loleme
• Thagiicu:
  • Kikuyu (E51): rũrĩmĩ

From dʊ̀dʊ́mì:

• Boma-Dzing:
  • Nzadi (B865): elum
• Dawida Taita (E74): lumi
• Makua:
  • Lomwe (P32): nlumi
  • Takwane (P31C): nlumi

From dʊ̀dɪ́mù:

• Bangi-Ntomba:
  • Lingala (C30B): lolému
• Ngondi-Ngiri:
  • Bongili (C15): bolemu

From -dɪ́mè (class varies):

• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): lilime
  • Kunda (N42): lilimi