Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-jìpa
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
*-jìpa
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀-
)
[
1
]
to
kill
Descendants
From
*-jìp-a
:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-pha
(
“
to kill
”
)
From
*-jìp-ag-a
(repetitive):
Nguni:
Swazi
(
S43
):
-shaya
(
“
to hit
”
)
Zulu
(
S42
):
-shaya
(
“
to hit
”
)
References
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Entry 3494 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3