Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-càmba

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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-càmba

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

*-càmba[1]

1. to wash
2. to swim

Descendants

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Xhosa: -hlamba
    • Zulu: -hlamba
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho: -hlapa

References

1. Entry 434 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3