Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
bìkúbà
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
*bìkúbà
class
8
plural of
*kɪ̀kúbà
Descendants
Northeast Bantu:
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Sabaki:
Swahili:
Swahili
(
G42
):
vifua
Great Lakes Bantu:
Nyoro-Ganda:
Tooro
(
J12
):
ebifuba
Luganda
(
J15
):
ebifuba
Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
zifuwa
Shona:
Shona
(
S10
):
zvipfuva
Southwestern Bantu
Nguni:
Southern Ndebele
(
S407
):
íimfûba
Xhosa
(
S41
):
ízífûba
Swazi
(
S43
):
tífûba