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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-bóna
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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
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Proto-Bantu
1.1
Verb
1.1.1
Descendants
1.2
References
Proto-Bantu
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Verb
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*-bóna
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀
)
[1]
to
see
to
find
Descendants
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From
*-bóna
:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-ona
/
-wona
Great Lakes Bantu
Gusii
(
J42
):
-rora
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
-bona
Shona
(
S10
):
-ona
Swahili
(
G42
):
-ona
Southern Bantu:
Chopi
(
S61
):
-wona
Makhuwa
(
P31
):
-woona
Nguni:
Phuthi
(
S404
):
-bóna
Swazi
(
S43
):
-bóna
Xhosa
(
S41
):
-bôna
Zulu
(
S42
):
-bôna
Sotho-Tswana:
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
bona
Sotho
(
S33
):
bona
Tswana
(
S31
):
bôna
Tsonga
(
S53
):
-vona
Venda
(
S20
):
-vhona
From
*-móna
:
Bemba
(
M42
):
-mona
References
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Entry 266 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3