< Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu
Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀bàdà
Proto-Bantu
Noun
*dʊ̀bàdà class 11 (plural *mbàdà class 10)[1]
- (Common Bantu) open space, field
- (Common Bantu) garden
Usage notes
This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations.
Descendants
- Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
- Swahili (G42): ua
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
- Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
- Zunda:
- Zulu (S42): ubala
- Zunda:
- Sotho-Tswana:
- Tswana (S31): lobala
- Nguni:
References
- Entry 24 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3