Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀kúɪda

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

Etymology

From *kʊ̀- (“Class 15 noun prefix (infinitive prefix)”) +‎ *-kúɪda (“applicative of *-kúa (“to die”)”).

Infinitive

*kʊ̀kúɪda

1. infinitive of *-kúɪda.

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Seuta:
      • Zigula (G31): kufira
    • Sabaki:
      • Swahili:
        • Swahili (G42): kufia
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Masaba-Luhya:
      • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): ohufiira

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): kufwila
  • Chichewa (N31): kuféra

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Zulu (S42): ukufela