Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-túga

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

*-túga (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to rear/possess animals
2. to tame, to domesticate

Descendants

• Swahili (G42): -fuga
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): -fuya
    • Swazi (S43): -fuya
    • Xhosa (S41): -fuya
    • Zulu (S42): -fuya