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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀bàdà

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

Noun

*dʊ̀bàdà class 11 (plural *mbàdà class 10)[1]

  1. (Common Bantu) open space, field
  2. (Common Bantu) garden

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations.

Descendants

References
  1. Entry 24 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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