Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-béeta

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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

*-béeta (infinitive *kʊ̀ )^[1]

to hit, to strike

Descendants

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Phuthi (S404): -betsa
  - Swazi (S43): -betsa
  - Xhosa (S41): -betha
  - Zulu (S42): -betha
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho (S32): betha

References

^ Entry 158 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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