Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jɪ́ta

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

*-jɪ́ta (infinitive *kʊ̀- )[1]

  1. to call

Descendants

From *-jɪ́t-a:

  • Luganda (J15): -ita
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -ita
  • Swahili (G42): -ita
  • Zulu (S42): -etha, tha, -tha

From *-jɪ́t-an-a (associative):

From *-jít-an-a:

From *-jɪ́t-at-a (tentive):

From *-jɪ́t-ab-a ("answer"):

From *-ját-ab-a ("answer"):

References