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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dáada
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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. |
Proto-Bantu
Etymology
Can be analyzed as *-dá + *-ad (“extensive”) + *-a. Cognate with Igbo ụra, Yoruba lá (“to dream”), and Akan da.
Descendants
- Kol (Cameroon) (A832): já
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
- Shona (S10): -rara
- Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
- Tekela:
- Lala (South Africa) (S406): -lala
- Swazi (S43): -lala
- Zunda:
- Northern Ndebele (S44): -lala
- Southern Ndebele (S407): -lala
- Xhosa (S41): -lala
- Zulu (S42): -lala
- Tekela:
- Tswa-Ronga:
- Nguni:
References
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