Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jìpa

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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

*-jìpa (infinitive *kʊ̀ )^[1]

to kill

Descendants

From *-jìp-a:

Chichewa (N31): -pha (“to kill”)

From *-jìp-ag-a (repetitive):

Nguni:
- Swazi (S43): -shaya (“to hit”)
- Zulu (S42): -shaya (“to hit”)

References

^ Entry 3494 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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