Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma

→ Phuthi lima (inherited)

→ Northern Sotho lema (inherited)

→ Chichewa lima (inherited)

→ Rwanda-Rundi rima (inherited)

→ Shona rima (inherited)

→ Swazi lima (inherited)

→ Sotho lema (inherited)

→ Swahili lima (inherited)

→ Tswana lema (inherited)

→ Venda lima (inherited)

→ Xhosa lima (inherited)

→ Zulu lima (inherited)