Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀jápà

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

*kʊ̀jápà class 15 (plural *màjápà class 6) [1]

armpit

Descendants

From *kʊ̀jápà:

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda: enkwawa
- Rwanda-Rundi: ukwaha
Nyanja:
- Chichewa: khwapa
Southern Bantu (changed to class 5):
- Nguni:
  - Xhosa: ikhwapha
  - Zulu: ikhwapha
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Tswana: legwafa
- Tswa-Ronga:
  - Tsonga: khwapa

From *nkápʊ̀à:

Shona: hapwa
Venda: gopwa

From *kápì (class varies):

Duala: eyāpi
Southern Bantu:
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho: lehafi

References

Entry 3237 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 3237 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3