Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-cànga

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

Verb

*-cànga (infinitive *kʊ̀cànga)[1]

  1. to meet, to come together
  2. to find
  3. to assemble
  4. to mix

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Northeast Coast Bantu:
      • Proto-Sabaki: *-canga
        • Kipfokomo (E71A): -tsanga
        • Mijikenda:
        • Swahili:
          • Swahili (G42): -changa (“to collect”) (Unguja)
            • Amu: -t̪anga (“to wander around and look for someone”)
              • → Swahili (G42): -tanga (“to wander, to loiter”) (Unguja)
        • Comorian:
    • Takama:
  • Southwest Bantu:

References

  1. ^ Entry 462 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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