Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/caama

This Proto-Sabaki 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-Sabaki

Etymology

From Common Bantu *-càama.

Noun

*-caama[1]

  1. to move

Descendants

  • Ilwana (E701): [-sâːma],[2]
  • Kipfokomo (E71A): -sama
  • Mijikenda:
  • Swahili:
  • Comorian:

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Nurse, Derek; Hinnebusch, Thomas J. (1993), Swahili and Sabaki: A Linguistic History, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 581
  2. ^ Maddieson & Sands, field notes, 1991
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