Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bʊ́ʊdia

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

*-bʊ́ʊdia (infinitive *kʊ̀- )[1]

  1. (Common Bantu) to ask

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations. Specifically, there are no reflexes in the putative "Forest Bantu" clade.

Descendants

  • Luganda (J15): -buuza
  • Southern Bantu:

References

  1. ^ Entry 4748 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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