Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/gɪ́á-

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

Prefix

*gɪ́á-

Class 4 possessive concord.

Descendants

Nyasa:
- Tumbuka (N21): ya-
- Chichewa (N31): ya-

Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Ruvuma:
  - Yao (Africa) (P21): ja-

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Southern Ndebele (S407): ya-
  - Xhosa (S41): ya-
  - Zulu (S42): ya-
  - Northern Ndebele (S44): ya-