"-nàì" meaning in All languages combined

See -nàì on Wiktionary

Adjective [Proto-Bantu]

Etymology: Possible cognates outside of Bantu found in Edo èné, a general reconstructed root to Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nani by Westerman and Blench is suggested, and to Proto-Niger-Congo *-na(h)i by Pozdniakov Etymology templates: {{cog|bin|èné}} Edo èné, {{inh|bnt-pro|alv-pro|*-nani}} Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nani, {{inh|bnt-pro|nic-pro|*-na(h)i}} Proto-Niger-Congo *-na(h)i Head templates: {{head|bnt-pro|adjective}} *-nàì
  1. four Tags: reconstruction Categories (topical): Proto-Bantu cardinal numbers
    Sense id: en--nàì-bnt-pro-adj-BO-vCA9a Categories (other): Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header

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  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-nàì",
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      "text": "Proto-Jarawan: *ini/ine"
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          "name": "desctree"
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            "2": "nne",
            "3": "-nne"
          },
          "expansion": "Tswana (S31): -nne",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tswana (S31): -nne"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ts",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Tsonga",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ts",
            "2": "mune",
            "3": "-mune"
          },
          "expansion": "Tsonga (S53): -mune",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tsonga (S53): -mune"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ve",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Venda",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ve",
            "2": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Venda (S20): [Term?]",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venda (S20): [Term?]"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bin",
        "2": "èné"
      },
      "expansion": "Edo èné",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bnt-pro",
        "2": "alv-pro",
        "3": "*-nani"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nani",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bnt-pro",
        "2": "nic-pro",
        "3": "*-na(h)i"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Niger-Congo *-na(h)i",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possible cognates outside of Bantu found in Edo èné, a general reconstructed root to Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nani by Westerman and Blench is suggested, and to Proto-Niger-Congo *-na(h)i by Pozdniakov",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bnt-pro",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "*-nàì",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Bantu",
  "lang_code": "bnt-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-nàì",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Proto-Bantu adjectives",
        "Proto-Bantu cardinal numbers",
        "Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Bantu lemmas",
        "Proto-Bantu terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo",
        "Proto-Bantu terms derived from Proto-Niger-Congo",
        "Proto-Bantu terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo",
        "Proto-Bantu terms inherited from Proto-Niger-Congo"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nàì"
}

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