Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bʊ́mba

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

*-bʊ́mba[1]

to mould pottery

Derived terms

*ìbʊ́mbà

Descendants

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Zunda:
    - Xhosa: -bumba
    - Zulu: -bumba
  - Tekela:
    - Phuthi: -bubha
- Venda: -vhumba

References

Entry 333 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

[1] Entry 333 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3