Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jíbʊka

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

From *-jíbɪda (“to sink”) +‎ *-ʊka (reversive), where the applicative extension is replaced by the reversive extension.

Verb

*-jíbʊka (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. (Common Bantu) to rise

Reconstruction notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations.

Descendants

• Chichewa (N31): -dzuka (“to rise, to wake up”)
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -byuka (“to wake up, to rise, to get up”)
• Luganda (J15): -kuka (“to wake up”)
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): -vuka (“to wake up”)
    • Southern Ndebele (S407): -vuka (“to wake up”)
    • Swazi (S43): -vuka (“to wake up”)
    • Xhosa (S41): -vuka (“to wake up”)
    • Zulu (S42): -vuka (“to wake up”)
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): tsoga
    • Sotho (S33): tsoha
    • Tswana (S31): tsoga
  • Tsonga (S53): -pfuka (“to rise, to stand up”)
  • Venda (S20): vuwa (“to wake up”)
• Swahili (G42): -ibuka (“to emerge, to resurface, to rise”)