Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìkáájà

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

Noun

*ìkáájà class 5

1. (Common Bantu) home village

Reconstruction 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

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Zunda:
      • Xhosa (S41): ikhaya
      • Zulu (S42): ikhaya
    • Tekela:
      • Swazi (S43): likhaya