Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-cèka
This Proto-Bantu entry contains
reconstructed terms 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
*-cèka
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀-
)
[
1
]
to
laugh
to
joke
Descendants
Northeast Bantu:
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
-seka
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
-seka
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Swahili
(
G42
):
-cheka
Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-seka
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
-seka
Shona
(
S10
):
-seka
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Phuthi
(
S404
):
-hleka
Swazi
(
S43
):
-hleka
Xhosa
(
S41
):
-hleka
Zulu
(
S42
):
-hleka
Sotho-Tswana:
Sotho
(
S33
):
tsheha
References
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Entry 522 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3