Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jɪ́ma

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

Verb

*-jɪ́ma (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to stand
2. to stop

Descendants

• Chichewa (N31): -ima
• Swahili (G42): -simama (from an earlier -ima)
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): -ma
    • Phuthi (S404): -yema
    • Swazi (S43): -ma
    • Xhosa (S41): -ma
    • Zulu (S42): -ma
  • Tswana-Sotho
    • Sotho (S33): -ema
    • Northern Sotho (S32): emella