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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀cáijà

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 *-cáija "to grow old".

Noun

*mʊ̀cáijà class 1 (plural *bàcáijà class 2)[1]

man (as opposed to being a woman)
old man

Descendants

Great Lakes Bantu
- Gwere (J17): musaiza
- Luganda (J15): omusajja
- Tooro (J12): omusaija
- Nyoro (J11): omusaija
- Nyankole (J13): omushaija
- Nyambo (J21): omuseija
Sabi
- Bemba (M42): musajja

References

Entry 9282 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

http://sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/NC/Public/pdf/PB92list-Shadeberg.pdf https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Proto-Bantu_reconstructions

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