Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-màa

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

Etymology

Cognates outside of Bantu include Tiv maa, Yoruba mọ

Noun

*-màa (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to mould pottery

See also

• *-bʊ́mba

Descendants

• Basaa (A43a): ma
• Ewondo (A72): me
• Southwestern Bantu:
  • Kwanyama (R21): -ma
  • Ndonga (R22): -ma

References

• Bostoen, Koen (2007). "Pots, words and the Bantu Problem: On Lexical reconstruction and early African history". The Journal of African History 48:2, pp. 173-199.