Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mà-

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

Prefix

*mà-

1. Class 6 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Bangi-Ntomba:
  • Lingala (C30B): ma-
• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): ma-
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ama-
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): ma-
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): ma-
• Shona (S10): ma-
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): ma-, extended ama-
    • Phuthi (S404): ema-
    • Swazi (S43): ema-
    • Xhosa (S41): ma-, extended ama-
    • Zulu (S42): ma-, extended ama-
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): ma-
    • Tswana (S31): ma-
  • Tsonga (S53): ma-
  • Venda (S20): ma-