Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìkúpà
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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
Etymology
Possible cognates outside of Bantu include Efik *ɔ-kp ́ɔ (“bone”) (from Proto-Lower Cross River *ɔ- ́kpɔ́ (“bone”)), Proto-Grassfields *gÚp (“bone”) and Tiv *kuhe (“bone”)
Noun
*ìkúpà class 5 (plural *màkúpà class 6)[1]
Descendants
- Boan:
- Nyali:
- Northeastern Bantu:
- Bemba (M42): ifupa
- Chichewa (N31): fupa (from older pfupa)
- Ndonga (R22): esipa
- Nzadi (B865): okwa
- Shona (S10): bvupa