Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì

→ Lala (South Africa) lulwimi (inherited)

→ Phuthi lilimi (inherited)

→ Phuthi llimi (inherited)

→ Kikuyu rũrĩmĩ (inherited)

→ Lingala lolémo (inherited)

→ Northern Ndebele ulimi (inherited)

→ Northern Sotho leleme (inherited)

→ Chichewa lilime (inherited)

→ Nzadi elum (inherited)

→ Rwanda-Rundi ururimi (inherited)

→ Shona rurimi (inherited)

→ Swazi lulimi (inherited)

→ Sotho leleme (inherited)

→ Swahili ulimi (inherited)

→ Tswana loleme (inherited)

→ Tumbuka lulimi (inherited)

→ Venda lulimi (inherited)

→ Mwani lulimi (inherited)

→ Xhosa ulwimi (inherited)

→ Zulu ulimi (inherited)