Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/

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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

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Suffix

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*-ì

  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs.

Usage notes

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The suffix replaces the *-a inherent in the verb stem. When the verb stem ends in *-ía (causative) or *-ʊ́a (passive), the suffix becomes *-á instead.

Derived terms

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Category Proto-Bantu terms suffixed with *-ì not found

Descendants

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