Reconstruction:Proto-Atlantic-Congo/-líma

This Proto-Atlantic-Congo 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-Atlantic-Congo

Alternative forms

  • *-líami

Noun

*-líma

  1. tongue

Descendants

  • Proto-Volta-Congo:
    • Proto-Benue-Congo:
      • Northern Bantoid:
      • Southern Bantoid:
        • Proto-Bantu: *dʊ̀dɪ́mì (see there for further descendants)
        • Proto-Grassfields: *lím` (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Mukarovsky, Hans. 1976. A study of Western Nigritic, vol. 1. Wien: Institut für Ägyptologie und Afrikanistik, Universität Wien.
    • Entry 339
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