Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jípata

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

*-jípata (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to hold

Reconstruction notes

Although the first syllable is lost in most reflexes, its existence is revealed by its effects on the first consonant in some languages (e.g. Shona -bata and Sotho tshwara). Thus, this stem can be analyzed as a root *-jíp- with the tentive (contactive) extension *-at-.

Descendants

• Shona (S10): -bata
• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): -kwata
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -kwata
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Lala (South Africa) (S406): -phatsa
    • Swazi (S43): -phatsa
    • Xhosa (S41): -phatha
    • Zulu (S42): -phatha
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): swara
    • Sotho (S33): tshwara
  • Venda (S20): fara
• Swahili (G42): -pata