Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-bába
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
Verb
*-bába
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀-
)
[
1
]
to be
bitter
to be
sharp
, to
sting
, to
hurt
to
itch
Descendants
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Phuthi
(
S404
):
-baba
Swazi
(
S43
):
-baba
Zulu
(
S42
):
-baba
Sotho-Tswana:
Tswana
(
S31
):
-baba
References
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Entry 5 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3