Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bàda

This Proto-Bantu 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.

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Proto-Bantu

Verb

*-bàda (infinitive *kʊ̀bàda)[1]

to count

Descendants

From *-bàda:

Luganda (J15): -bala
Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -bara
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Phuthi (S404): -bala
  - Swazi (S43): -bala
  - Xhosa (S41): -bala
  - Zulu (S42): -bala
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): bala
- Venda (S20): -vhala

From *-bàd-ang-a (repetitive):

Swahili (G42): -wanga

From *-bedɪnga:

Chichewa (N31): -werenga

References

Entry 14 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 14 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3