Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-búna

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

*-búna (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to break, to snap
2. to harvest

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): -vuna
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): -vuna
    • Xhosa (S41): -vuna
    • Zulu (S42): -vuna