Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-túnda

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

*-túnda (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to teach
2. to chastise
3. to accuse

Descendants

From *-túnda:

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Swazi (S43): -fundza (“learn”)
    • Xhosa (S41): -funda (“learn”)
    • Zulu (S42): -funda (“learn”)
    • → Shona (S10): -funda (“study, learn”)
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): -ruta (“teach”)

      → Phuthi (S404): -rûda

  • Venda (S20): -funza (“learn”)

From *-túnd-ici-a (causative):

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Swazi (S43): -fundzisa (“teach”)
    • Xhosa (S41): -fundisa (“teach”)
    • Zulu (S42): -fundisa (“teach”)
• Swahili (G42): -fundisha (“teach”)

From *-túnd-i-a (causative):

• Swahili (G42): -funza (“teach”)