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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bʊ̀táà

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

Noun

*bʊ̀táà class 14 (plural *màtáà class 6) [1]

  1. bow (for arrows)

Descendants

  • Ruund: ût (bow, gun)
  • Shona: uta (bow)
  • Southern Bantu:
    • Nguni:
      • Zulu: ubutha (hostility)
    • Sotho-Tswana:
      • Northern Sotho: bora (bow)
      • Tswana: bora (bow)
  • Swahili: uta (bow)

Derived terms

  • *bìtáà (war, army)

References

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