Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dʊ́ma

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

Cognates outside bantu include Efik dóm (“bite”)

Verb

*-dʊ́ma (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to bite

Descendants

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): -luma
    • Phuthi (S404): -luma
    • Swazi (S43): -luma
    • Xhosa (S41): -luma
    • Zulu (S42): -luma