Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀jápà

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

Noun

*kʊ̀jápà class 15 (plural *màjápà class 6)

1. armpit

Descendants

From *kʊ̀jápà:

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): enkwawa
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ukwaha
  • Tooro (J12): enkwaha
  • Kabwa (J405): enyakwaha
• Sabi:
  • Lamba (M54): ukwapa
• Nyanja:
  • Chichewa (N31): khwapa
• Southern Bantu (changed to class 5):
  • Nguni:
    • Zunda:
      • Xhosa (S41): ikhwapha
      • Zulu (S42): ikhwapha
    • Tekela:
      • Lala (South Africa) (S406): likhwapha
      • Swazi (S43): likhwapha
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): lehwafa
    • Tswana (S31): legwafa
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): khwapa

From *nkápʊ̀à:

• Shona (S10): hapwa
• Venda (S20): gopwa

From *kápì (class varies):

• Duala (A24): eyāpi
• Southern Bantu:
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): lehafi