Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-pɪ́à

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

From *-pɪ́a +‎ *-à.

Adjective

*-pɪ́à[1]

new

Descendants

Luganda (J15): -pya
Tooro (J12): -hyaka
Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -shya / -sha
Shona (S10): -tsva
Swahili (G42): -pya
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Tekela:
    - Phuthi (S404): -tjha
    - Swazi (S43): -sha
  - Zunda:
    - Northern Ndebele (S44): -tsha
    - Southern Ndebele (S407): -tjha
    - Xhosa (S41): -tsha
    - Zulu (S42): -sha

References

Entry 2495 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 2495 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3