Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/bi-

This Proto-Western Kho-Bwa 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-Western Kho-Bwa

Etymology

Doublet of *-bi (“people of”), *-bi (reflexive suffix), and *bi (“the other”, anaphoric third-person pronoun).

Prefix

*bi-

1. person

Derived terms

• *bi-zlun (“human”)
• *bi-ɢʷa (“thief”)