Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-béeka

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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-béeka

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words 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

*-béeka[1]

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

Descendants

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

References

1. Entry 4 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3