Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-bíada
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
*-bíada
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀-
)
[
1
]
to
bear
, to
give birth
to
Related terms
*mʊ̀bíádá
Descendants
Chuabo
(
P34
):
-baala
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
-zaala
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
-byara
(
Rwanda
)
,
-vyara
(
Rundi
)
Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-bala
Shona
(
S10
):
-zvara
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Phuthi
(
S404
):
-tala
Swazi
(
S43
):
-tala
Xhosa
(
S41
):
-zala
Zulu
(
S42
):
-zala
Sotho-Tswana:
Sotho
(
S33
):
tswala
Tswana
(
S31
):
tsala
Tsonga
(
S53
):
-tswala
Venda
(
S20
):
dzwala
Swahili
(
G42
):
-zaa
References
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Entry 226 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3