Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-gàba

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

*-gàba (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to divide, to distribute

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): -gawa
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): -gaŵa
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): -yaba
    • Swazi (S43): -aba
    • Xhosa (S41): -aba
    • Zulu (S42): -aba