Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/pà-

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

*pà-

1. Class 16 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Sabaki:
      • Mijikenda:
        • Digo (E73): pha-

• Bende (F12): ha-

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Nyoro-Ganda:
      • Tooro (J12): aha-
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): aha-

• Mbukushu (K333): pa-

• Rukwa:
  • Mbeya:
    • Lambya (M201): pa-

• Sabi:
  • Bemba (M42): pa-

• Rufiji-Ruvuma:
  • Mbinga:
    • Matengo (N13): pa-

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): pa-
  • Chichewa (N31): pa-

• Kavango-Southwest Bantu:
  • Southwest Bantu:
    • Herero (R30): pu-

• Shona:
  • Shona (S10): pa-

• Southern Bantu:
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): fa-
    • Tswana (S31): fa-