Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bába

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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

Verb

*-bába (infinitive *kʊ̀ )^[1]

to be bitter
to be sharp, to sting, to hurt
to itch

Descendants

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Phuthi (S404): -baba
  - Swazi (S43): -baba
  - Zulu (S42): -baba
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Tswana (S31): -baba

References

^ Entry 5 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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