Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dàmba

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

*-dàmba (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to be starved

Descendants

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *-lamba
    • Phuthi: -labha
    • Swazi: -lamba
    • Xhosa: -lamba
    • Zulu: -lamba
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): -lapa