Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ̀kúbà

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

Noun

*kɪ̀kúbà class 7 (plural *bìkúbà class 8)

1. (Common Bantu) chest (of the body)

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations.

Descendants

• Chichewa (N31): chifuwa
• Luganda (J15): ekifuba
• Tooro (J12): ekifuba
• Nyoro (J11): ekifuba
• Nyankole (J13): ekifúba
• Haya (J22): ekifûba
• Nande (J42): ekífüba
• Jita (J25): ecifúba
• Shona (S10): chipfuva
• Swahili (G42): kifua
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Lala (South Africa) (S406): sifuba
    • Southern Ndebele (S407): isifuba
    • Swazi (S43): sífûba
    • Xhosa (S41): ísífûba
    • Zulu (S42): ísifûba
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Tswana (S31): sefuba