Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-tákuna

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

Alternative forms

• *-cákuna

Verb

*-tákuna (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to chew

Descendants

From *-tákuna:

• Chichewa (N31): -tafuna
• Ndonga (R22): -taasina
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -tapfuna
• Swahili (G42): -tafuna

From *-cákuna:

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Xhosa (S41): -hlafuna
    • Zulu (S42): -hlafuna
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): hlafuna
    • Tswana (S31): tlhafuna