Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìbídà

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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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Etymology

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Potential cognates in Volta-Congo include: Tiv ivile (oil palm), Akan abɛ́ (oil palm), Edo ivin (nut).

Noun

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*ìbídà class 5 (plural *màbídà class 6)[1]

  1. oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)

See also

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Descendants

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References

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  • Bostoen, Koen (2005), "A diachronic onomasiological approach to early Bantu oil palm vocabulary." Studies in African Linguistics 34 (2): 143–188.