Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀dɪ́mì

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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.

Proto-Bantu

Etymology

Potentially from Proto-Benue-Congo *-lemi, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-líma/*-líami. Possible cognates outside Bantu include Ibibio edeme (“tongue”) Ejagham ribi (“tongue”), Awing leme (“tongue”) and Bamum lem (“tongue”) (from Proto-Grassfields *lím`), Yoruba èdè

Noun

*dʊ̀dɪ́mì class 11 (plural *ndɪ́mì class 10)

  1. tongue
  2. language

Descendants

From dʊ̀dɪ́mɪ̀:

From dʊ̀dʊ́mì:

From dʊ̀dɪ́mù:

From -dɪ́mè (class varies):

References

  1. ^ Entry 973 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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