Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-démba
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
*-démba
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀démba
)
[
1
]
to
mark
to
decorate
to
tattoo
Descendants
Nyasa:
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
-lemba
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-lemba
Rufiji-Ruvuma:
Ruvuma:
Yao
(
P21
):
-lemba
References
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Entry 921 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3