Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dáada

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

*-dáada [1]

to lie down, to sleep

Descendants

Kol (Cameroon): já (“to sleep”)
Northeast Coast Bantu:
- Swahili: -lala
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Tekela:
    - Swazi: -lala
  - Zunda:
    - Northern Ndebele: -lala
    - Xhosa: -lala
    - Zulu: -lala

References

Entry 795 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 795 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3