Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-ɪka

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

Suffix

*-ɪka

Stative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"

Derived terms

*-bónɪka (“to be visible”)

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Sabaki:
    - Swahili:
      - Swahili (G42): -ika/-eka

Nyasa:
- Tumbuka (N21): -eka/-ika
- Chichewa (N31): -eka/-ika

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Phuthi (S404): -eka
  - Xhosa (S41): -eka
  - Zulu (S42): -eka
  - Swazi (S43): -eka