Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/tata

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 *-táta.

Noun

*-tata[1]

  1. to tangle

Descendants

  • Ilwana (E701): [-t̪at̪a] (“to sew”)[2]
  • Swahili:

Derived terms

  • Chimwiini (G412): -tatanya (“to cause discord”)
  • *-tat-ula (conversive) (see there for further descendants)

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 608
  2. ^ Maddieson & Sands, field notes, 1991
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