Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jìpɪka

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

*-jìpɪka (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to cook
2. to boil

Descendants

• Chichewa (N31): -phika
• Shona (S10): -bika
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): -pheka
    • Southern Ndebele (S407): -pheka
    • Swazi (S43): -pheka
    • Xhosa (S41): -pheka
    • Zulu (S42): -pheka
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): pheha
  • Tsonga (S53): -sweka
  • Venda (S20): bika
• Swahili (G42): -pika