Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ncɪ́

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.

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Proto-Bantu

Noun

*ncɪ́ class 9[1]

ground, land
underneath

Descendants

From ncɪ́:

Chichewa (N31): pansi
Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda (J15): ensi (class 9)
- Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): isi (class 9), hasi (class 16+5)
Shona (S10): pasi
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni (class 16+9):
  - Swazi (S43): phansi
  - Xhosa (S41): phantsi
  - Zulu (S42): phansi
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): fatshe (class 16+9), lefatshe (class 5+16+9)
  - Tswana (S31): fatshe
- Tsonga (S53): hansi (class 16+9)
- Venda (S20): fhasi (class 16+9)

References

Entry 562 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 562 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3