Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-túnda

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

*-túnda (infinitive *kʊ̀túnda)[1]

to teach
to chastise
to accuse

Descendants

From *-túnda:

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Swazi (S43): -fundza (“learn”)
  - Xhosa (S41): -funda (“learn”)
  - Zulu (S42): -funda (“learn”)
  - → Shona (S10): -funda (“study, learn”)
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): -ruta (“teach”)
    → Phuthi (S404): -rûda
- Venda (S20): -funza (“learn”)

From *-túnd-ici-a (causative):

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Swazi (S43): -fundzisa (“teach”)
  - Xhosa (S41): -fundisa (“teach”)
  - Zulu (S42): -fundisa (“teach”)
Swahili (G42): -fundisha (“teach”)

From *-túnd-i-a (causative):

Swahili (G42): -funza (“teach”)

References

Entry 3122 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 3122 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3