Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dímʊ̀

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-dim- (“spirit”). BLR 3 attributes it to *-díma (“to be extinguished”). This noun then means "extinguished object" (i.e. dead object).

Noun

*mʊ̀dímʊ̀ class 3 (plural *mɪ̀dímʊ̀ class 4)[1]

  1. spirit
  2. ogre

Descendants

  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Northeast Coast Bantu:

References

  1. ^ Entry 1050 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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