Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dɪ́a
Proto-Bantu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *di- (“to eat”). Cognate with Proto-Grassfields *lÍa (“eat”) and Tiv *ya (“eat”)
Verb
*-dɪ́a (infinitive *kʊ̀dɪ́a)[1]
- to eat
Descendants
- Sawabantu:
- Duala (A24): ɗá
- Northeast Bantu:
- Southern Bantu: