Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-pɪ́a

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

*-pɪ́a (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to be burnt, hot, cooked
2. to be ripe

Descendants

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): -tjhá
    • Swazi (S43): -shá
    • Xhosa (S41): -tshá
    • Zulu (S42): -shá
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Tswana (S31): ša
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): tshwa