Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
mpàdá
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
*mpàdá
class
9
(
plural
*mpàdá
class
10
)
[
1
]
impala
Descendants
Shona
(
S10
):
mhara
Swahili
(
G42
):
paa
Nyasa:
Kunda
(
N42
):
mphala
(
“
impala
”
)
Makua:
Lomwe
(
P32
):
epaala
(
“
antelope
”
)
Takwane
(
P31C
):
baala
(
“
impala
”
)
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
*ímpalá
Northern Ndebele:
impala
Swazi:
ímpalá
Xhosa:
ímpalá
Zulu:
ímpala
(with unexpected low tone)
Sotho-Tswana:
Tswana
(
S31
):
phala
Tsonga
(
S53
):
mhala
Venda
(
S20
):
phala
References
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Entry 2355 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3