Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jíngɪ́

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

Adjective

*-jíngɪ́

1. many, much

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): -ngi
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -inshi
  • Tooro (J12): -ingi
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): -nengi
    • Swazi (S43): -nyenti
    • Xhosa (S41): -ninzi
    • Zulu (S42): -ningi
  • Shona (S10): -zhinji
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): ntši
    • Tswana (S31): ntsi
• Swahili (G42): -ingi
• Kongo (H16): -ingi