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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-tʊ́ada

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 *-tʊ́è (“head”) +‎ *-ada (“extensive”).

Verb

*-tʊ́ada (infinitive *kʊ̀tʊ́ada)[1]

to carry on the head
to carry

Descendants

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Southern Ndebele (S407): -thwala
  - Phuthi (S404): -tfwala
  - Swazi (S43): -tfwala
  - Xhosa (S41): -thwala
  - Zulu (S42): -thwala
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho (S32): rwala
  - Sotho (S33): rwala
- Tswa-Ronga:
  - Tsonga (S53): rhwala

References

Entry 3023 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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