Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀bàgàdà

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

Etymology

Possible cognates outside of bantu include Proto-Grassfields *báŋà (“man”).

Noun

*mʊ̀bàgàdà class 1[1]

  1. man, male

Descendants

  • Proto-Kikongo: *-bàkàdà (“man”)
    • Kongo (H16): bakala, yakala, mbakala

References

  1. ^ Entry 56 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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