Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
ìpácà
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
*ìpácà
class
5
(
plural
*màpácà
class
6
)
[
1
]
a
twin
Descendants
Great Lakes Bantu
Nyoro
(
J11
):
amahasha
Nyankole
(
J13
):
empasha
Sukuma
(
F31
):
mabasa
Lingala
(
C30B
):
lipása
Chichewa
(
N31
):
phasa
Duala
(
A24
):
diwása
Myene
(
B11
):
ivaza
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
ihasa
Shona
(
S10
):
batya
Southern Bantu:
Chopi
(
S61
):
dihasa
Nguni:
Northern Ndebele
(
S44
):
iphahla
Phuthi
(
S404
):
liphahla
Swazi
(
S43
):
liphahla
Zulu
(
S42
):
iphahla
Sotho-Tswana:
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
lefahla
Sotho
(
S33
):
lefahla
Tswana
(
S31
):
lefatlha
Tsonga
(
S53
):
hahlwa
Venda
(
S20
):
ḽifhaṱa
Swahili
(
G42
):
pacha
References
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Entry 2348 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3