Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/nkúà

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 *-kúa (“to die”).

Noun

*nkúà class 9[1]

  1. death

Descendants

From *nkúa: (Class 9)

  • Nyasa:

From kɪ̀kúa: (Class 7)

  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Northeast Coast Bantu:

From ìkúà: (Class 5)

  • Bangi-Tetela:

From dʊ̀kúà: (Class 11)

  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Great Lakes Bantu:

References

  1. ^ Entry 2096 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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