Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-ɲóa
Proto-Bantu
Etymology
Cognates outside of Bantu include Proto-Grassfields *nú(a) (“drink”).
Verb
- to drink
Descendants
From *-ɲóa:
- Northeast Bantu:
- Shona:
From *-mʊ́a:
- Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Ruvuma:
- Yao (Africa) (P21): -mwa
- Ruvuma:
From *-ŋʊ́a:
- Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Ruvuma:
- Yao (Africa) (P21): -ng'wa
- Ruvuma: