Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/kwanzya

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 *kw- +‎ *-anzya.

Verb

*kwanzya

  1. infinitive of *-anzya.

Adjective

*-a kwanzya[1]

  1. first

Descendants

  • Mijikenda:
  • Swahili:
  • Comorian:

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 650