Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
bààbá
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
Noun
*bààbá
class
1a
(
plural
*bàbààbá
class
2
)
[
1
]
father
Descendants
Shona
(
S10
):
baba
Northeast Bantu:
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Mwani
(
G403
):
baba
Swahili
(
G42
):
baba
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Zunda:
Zulu
(
S42
):
ubaba
Tekela:
Swazi
(
S43
):
babe
Venda
(
S20
):
baba
References
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Entry 12 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3