Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jɪ́ta

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

*-jɪ́ta (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to call

Descendants

From *-jɪ́t-a:

• Luganda (J15): -ita
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -ita
• Swahili (G42): -ita
• Zulu (S42): -etha, -tha

From *-jɪ́t-an-a (associative):

• Chichewa (N31): -itana

From *-jít-an-a:

• Shona (S10): -dana

From *-jɪ́t-at-a (tentive):

• Nguni:
  • Swazi (S43): -tsatsa
  • Xhosa (S41): -thatha
  • Zulu (S42): -thatha

From *-jɪ́t-ab-a ("answer"):

• Chichewa (N31): -itaŵa

From *-ját-ab-a ("answer"):

• Duala (A24): álaɓɛ́
• Sotho-Tswana:
  • Northern Sotho (S32): araba
  • Sotho (S33): araba

    → Phuthi (S404): -araba

  • Tswana (S31): araba