Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-béeka

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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[edit]

Verb[edit]

*-béeka (infinitive *kʊ̀ )[1]

  1. to put, to place
  2. to put away

Descendants[edit]

  • Chichewa: -ika
  • Swahili (G42): -weka, -ika (rare)
  • Southern Bantu:
    • Nguni: *-béka
      • Phuthi: -béka
      • Swazi: -béka
      • Xhosa: -béka
      • Zulu: -béka

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