Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/pàp

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

*pàp class 1 (plural *bàpàp class 2)

1. flap wings, wings, flutter

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu
  • Nande (J42): ekípúpa
  • Nyankole (J13): ipapa
  • Haya (J22): eipäpa
  • Jita (J25): libaba
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ibaba
• Njila
  • Herero (R30): otjivava (“wing”)
  • Lunda (L52): mabhabha (“wing”)
• Duala (A24): dipupulan (“wing”)