Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-ɲóa

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

Cognates outside of Bantu include Proto-Grassfields *nú(a) (“drink”).

Verb

*-ɲóa (infinitive *kʊ̀- )[1]

  1. to drink

Descendants

From *-ŋóa:

  • Lega-Shabunda (D251): -nwá
  • Nzadi (B865): nɔ́
  • Tunen (A44): nyá
  • Northeast Bantu:

From *-mʊ́a:

From *-ŋʊ́a:

  • Rufiji-Ruvuma:

References

  1. ^ Entry 7047 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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