Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-bína
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
*-bína
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀bína
)
[
1
]
to
dance
to
sing
Synonyms:
*-jɪ́mba
,
*-jɪ́mbɪda
Descendants
Bangi-Tetela:
Bangi-Ntomba:
Bangi-Moi:
Lingala
(
C30B
):
-bína
Northeast Bantu:
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
-zina
Masaba-Luhya:
Nyole (Uganda)
(
J35
):
-hina
Logooli-Kuria:
Ikizu
(
J402
):
-bhina
Kabwa
(
J405
):
-bhina
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
-byina
/
-vyina
Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-vina
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
-vina
Ruvuma:
Yao
(
P21
):
-ŵina
Southern Bantu:
Sotho-Tswana:
Tswana
(
S31
):
bina
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
bina
Sotho
(
S33
):
bina
Bemba
(
M42
):
-cinda
Kongo
(
H16
):
-kina
Kituba
(
H10A
):
-kina
References
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Entry 244 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3