Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jíngɪ́

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

*-jíngɪ́[1]

many, much

Descendants

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda (J15): -ngi
- Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -inshi
- Tooro (J12): -ingi
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele (S44): -nengi
  - Swazi (S43): -nyenti
  - Xhosa (S41): -ninzi
  - Zulu (S42): -ningi
- Shona (S10): -zhinji
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho (S32): ntši
  - Tswana (S31): ntsi
Swahili (G42): -ingi

References

Entry 3485 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 3485 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3