Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
ìbádà
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
*ìbádà
class
5
(
plural
*màbádà
class
6
)
[
1
]
speck
,
spot
colour
Descendants
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
ebbala
Tooro
(
J12
):
ibara
(
“
spot; birthmark; name
”
)
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Swazi
(
S43
):
libala
Xhosa
(
S41
):
ibala
Zulu
(
S42
):
ibala
References
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Entry 28 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3