Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-tʊ́nga
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
*-tʊ́nga
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀-
)
[
1
]
to
sew
,
put
through
,
plait
,
thread
on
string
to
tie up
to
build
to
close
(in)
Descendants
Luganda
(
J15
):
-tunga
Duala
(
A24
):
lóŋga
Herero
(
R30
):
-tunga
Kongo
(
H16
):
-tunga
Southern Bantu:
Chopi
(
S61
):
-runga
Nguni:
Xhosa
(
S41
):
-thunga
Zulu
(
S42
):
-thunga
Sotho-Tswana:
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
roka
Sotho
(
S33
):
roka
Tsonga
(
S53
):
-rhunga
Venda
(
S20
):
-runga
Swahili
(
G42
):
-tunga
References
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Entry 3081 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3