Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dùma

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 edit

Verb edit

*-dùma (infinitive *kʊ̀ )[1]

  1. to roar

Descendants edit

  • Southern Bantu:
    • Nguni: *-duma
      • Phuthi: -dûma
      • Swazi: -dvuma
      • Xhosa: -duduma (with reduplication)
      • Zulu: -duma

References edit