Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
bʊ̀táà
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
Noun
*bʊ̀táà
class
14
(
plural
*màtáà
class
6
)
[
1
]
bow
(
for arrows
)
Descendants
Northeast Bantu:
Great Lakes Bantu:
Kabwa
(
J405
):
obhuta
Ruwund
(
L53
):
ût
(
“
bow, gun
”
)
Shona
(
S10
):
uta
(
“
bow
”
)
Nyasa:
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
uta
Chichewa
(
N31
):
uta
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Zulu
(
S42
):
ubutha
(
“
hostility
”
)
Sotho-Tswana:
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
bora
(
“
bow
”
)
Tswana
(
S31
):
bora
(
“
bow
”
)
Venda
(
S20
):
vhura
(
“
bow
”
)
Swahili
(
G42
):
uta
(
“
bow
”
)
Derived terms
*bìtáà
(
“
war, army
”
)
References
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Entry 9207 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3