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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-dʊ́ma
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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.
Contents
1
Proto-Bantu
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Descendants
1.3
References
Proto-Bantu
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Etymology
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Cognates outside bantu include
Efik
dóm
(
“
bite
”
)
Verb
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*-dʊ́ma
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀
)
[1]
to
bite
Descendants
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Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Northern Ndebele
(
S44
):
-luma
Phuthi
(
S404
):
-luma
Swazi
(
S43
):
-luma
Xhosa
(
S41
):
-luma
Zulu
(
S42
):
-luma
References
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Entry 1181 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3