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Where does “bi” come from?

bi (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ — bad.

bi (Zulu): bad; evil; ugly

Definitions

  1. bad; evil; ugly

Ancestry of “bi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad

Words derived from “bi”

  • bana
  • isibi
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