Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bààbá

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

*bààbá class 1a (plural *bàbààbá class 2)

1. father

Descendants

• Shona (S10): baba
• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Mwani (G403): baba
    • Swahili (G42): baba
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Zunda:
      • Zulu (S42): ubaba
    • Tekela:
      • Swazi (S43): babe
  • Venda (S20): baba