Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/nɲàmà

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

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Etymology

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Cognates outside Bantu are Proto-Grassfields *nàm` (animal), Tiv *inyam (meat), Efik *unam (meat) (from Proto-Lower Cross River *ú-nàm (animal) and Proto-Edoid *E-nhamhɪ (animal/meat)).

Noun

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*nɲàmà class 9 (plural *nɲàmà class 10)[1]

  1. animal
  2. meat

Descendants

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References

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