Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bàda

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

Verb

*-bàda (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to count

Descendants

From *-bàda:

• Luganda (J15): -bala
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -bara
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): -bala
    • Swazi (S43): -bala
    • Xhosa (S41): -bala
    • Zulu (S42): -bala
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): bala
  • Venda (S20): -vhala

From *-bàd-ang-a (repetitive):

• Swahili (G42): -wanga

From *-bedɪnga:

• Chichewa (N31): -werenga