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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
jámí
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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.
Contents
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Proto-Bantu
1.1
Noun
1.1.1
Descendants
1.2
References
Proto-Bantu
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Noun
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*jámí
class
1
[
1
]
chief
,
master
,
king
Descendants
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Central Western bantu
Inner Basin Bantu
Mongo
(
C61
):
ámí
(
“
chief
”
)
East Bantu
Northeast Savanna Bantu
Great Lakes Bantu
Luganda
(
J15
):
omwaami
(
“
owner of property, chief, master
”
)
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
umwami
(
“
king
”
)
Luhya
(
J32
):
mwami
(
“
master, king
”
)
Nyole (Uganda)
(
J35
):
obwami
Gwere
(
J17
):
mwami
Nande
(
J42
):
ómwami
(
“
chief, king
”
)
Sukuma-Nyamwezi
Kimbu
(
F24
):
umwani
Botatwe
Tonga (Zambia)
(
M64
):
mwami
(
“
king
”
)
References
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Entry 3183 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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