Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dáada

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

Etymology

Can be analyzed as *-dá +‎ *-ad (“extensive”) +‎ *-a. Cognate with Igbo ụra, Yoruba lá (“to dream”), and Akan da.

Verb

*-dáada (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to lie down, to sleep

Descendants

• Kol (Cameroon) (A832): já
• Northeast Coast Bantu:
  • Swahili (G42): -lala
• Shona (S10): -rara
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Tekela:
      • Lala (South Africa) (S406): -lala
      • Swazi (S43): -lala
    • Zunda:
      • Northern Ndebele (S44): -lala
      • Southern Ndebele (S407): -lala
      • Xhosa (S41): -lala
      • Zulu (S42): -lala
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): -lala