Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dɪ́a

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

Inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *di- (to eat). Cognate with Proto-Grassfields *lÍa (eat) and Tiv *ya (eat)

Verb

*-dɪ́a (infinitive *kʊ̀dɪ́a)[1]

  1. to eat

Descendants

  • Sawabantu:
  • Rufiji-Ruvuma:
  • Kavango-Southwest Bantu:

References