Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀bíádá

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

From *-bíada.

Noun

*mʊ̀bíádá class 1 (plural *bàbíádá class 2)[1]

  1. (Common Bantu) cross-cousin

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations.

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Entry 227 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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