Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mà-

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

Prefix

*mà-

Class 6 noun prefix.

Descendants

Bangi-Ntomba:
- Lingala (C30B): ma-
Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda (J15): ma-
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ama-
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili (G42): ma-
Nyasa:
- Chichewa (N31): ma-
Shona (S10): ma-
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele (S44): ma-, extended ama-
  - Phuthi (S404): ema-
  - Swazi (S43): ema-
  - Xhosa (S41): ma-, extended ama-
  - Zulu (S42): ma-, extended ama-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): ma-
  - Tswana (S31): ma-
- Tsonga (S53): ma-
- Venda (S20): ma-