Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-kéngɪda

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

Etymology

From *-kénga (“to deceive, to cheat”) +‎ *-ɪda (“applicative suffix”)

Verb

*-kéngɪda (infinitive *kʊ̀kéngɪda)[1]

  1. applicative of *-kénga
  2. to be clever
  3. to be artful

Descendants

  • Nyasa:

References

  1. ^ Entry 1780 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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