Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kà-

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

Prefix

*kà-

Class 12 noun prefix.

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Sabaki:
    - Swahili:
      - Swahili (G42): ka-
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Nyoro-Ganda:
    - Luganda (J15): ka-
- Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): aka-

Kimbundu:
- Kimbundu (H21): ka-

Nyasa:
- Tumbuka (N21): ka-
- Chichewa (N31): ka-

Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Ruvuma:
  - Yao (P21): ka-

Kavango-Southwest Bantu:
- Southwest Bantu:
  - Herero (R30): oka-

Shona:
- Shona (S10): ka-