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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-báa

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words 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

*-báa [1]

  1. to be
  2. to dwell
  3. to become

Descendants
  • Makaa-Njem:
    • Kol (Cameroon): bə̀
    • Koonzime: bè
    • Makaa: bə̀
  • Rwanda-Rundi: -ba
  • Southern Bantu:
  • Swahili: -wa

References
  1. Entry 4 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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