Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/áma-

This Proto-Nguni 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-Nguni

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-.

Prefix

*áma-

1. Class 6 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Northern Ndebele: ama-
• Phuthi: ema-
• Swazi: ema-
• Xhosa: ama-
• Zulu: ama-