Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ̀kúbà

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

*kɪ̀kúbà class 7 (plural *bìkúbà class 8) [1]

chest (of the body)

Descendants

Chichewa: chifuwa
Swahili: kifua
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *ísifúbá
  - Swazi: sífûba
  - Xhosa: ísífûba
  - Zulu: ísifûba

References

Entry 2106 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 2106 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3