Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bì-

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

*bì-

1. Class 8 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Bangi-Ntomba:
  • Lingala (C30B): bi-
• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): bi-
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ibi-
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): vi-
  • Kikuyu–Kamba:
    • Kikuyu (E51): ci-/i-