Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mɪ̀-

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

Prefix

*mɪ̀-

Class 4 noun prefix.

Descendants

Bangi-Ntomba:
- Lingala (C30B): mi-
Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda (J15): mi-
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): imi-
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili (G42): mi-
Nyasa:
- Chichewa (N31): mi-
Shona (S10): mi-
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele (S44): mi-, extended imi-
  - Phuthi (S404): mi-
  - Swazi (S43): imi-
  - Xhosa (S41): mi-, extended imi-
  - Zulu (S42): mi-, extended imi-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): me-
  - Tswana (S31): me-
- Tsonga (S53): mi-
- Venda (S20): mi-