Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-kúa

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words 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

*-kúa [1]

to die

Descendants

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda: -fa
- Rwanda-Rundi: -pfa
Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili: -fa
Nyasa:
- Chichewa: -fa
Sabi:
- Bemba: -fwa
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *-fá
  - Phuthi: -fá
  - Swazi: -fá
  - Xhosa: -fá
  - Zulu: -fá
- Shona: -fa
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sepedi: -hwa
  - Sesotho: -shwa
  - Setswana: -swa
- Tswa-Ronga:
  - Tsonga: -fa
- Venda: -fa

References

Entry 2089 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 2089 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3