Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bɪ́ada

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

*-bɪ́ada (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to plant, to sow

Descendants

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Tekela:
      • Phuthi (S404): -jala
      • Swazi (S43): -tjala
    • Zunda:
      • Southern Ndebele (S407): -tjala
      • Xhosa (S41): -tyala
      • Zulu (S42): -tshala
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): -jala
    • Tswana (S31): -jwala
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): [Term?]
  • Venda (S20): [Term?]