Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dàì

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

*-dàì

1. long

   Antonym: *-kúpɪ́

Descendants

From -dàì:

• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -re-re (reduplicated)
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *-de
    • Northern Ndebele: -de
    • Phuthi: -dze
    • Swazi: -dze
    • Xhosa: -de
    • Zulu: -de

From -dàìpú:

• Luganda (J15): -wanvu
• Shona (S10): -refu
• Swahili (G42): -refu

From -dàìpa:

• Tooro (J12): -raiha (“to be long”)