Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dɪ̀da

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

*-dɪ̀da (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to cry, to weep

Descendants

• Kol (Cameroon) (A832): jìì (“to cry, to weep”)
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -rira
• Kituba (H10A): dila
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *-lila
    • Phuthi: -lla
    • Swazi: -lila
    • Xhosa: -lila
    • Zulu: -lila
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): -lla
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): -rila
  • Venda (S20): -lila
• Swahili (G42): -lia