Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀jápà

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

*kʊ̀jápà class 15 (plural *màjápà class 6)[1]

armpit

Descendants

From *kʊ̀jápà:

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda (J15): enkwawa
- Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ukwaha
- Tooro (J12): enkwaha
- Kabwa (J405): enyakwaha
Sabi:
- Lamba (M54): ukwapa
Nyanja:
- Chichewa (N31): khwapa
Southern Bantu (changed to class 5):
- Nguni:
  - Zunda:
    - Xhosa (S41): ikhwapha
    - Zulu (S42): ikhwapha
  - Tekela:
    - Lala (South Africa) (S406): likhwapha
    - Swazi (S43): likhwapha
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho (S32): lehwafa
  - Tswana (S31): legwafa
- Tswa-Ronga:
  - Tsonga (S53): khwapa

From *nkápʊ̀à:

Shona (S10): hapwa
Venda (S20): gopwa

From *kápì (class varies):

Duala (A24): eyāpi
Southern Bantu:
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): lehafi

References

Entry 3237 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 3237 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3