Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bína

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

Verb

*-bína (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to dance

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): -zina
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -byina / -vyina
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): -vina
  • Tumbuka (N21): -vina
• Bemba (M42): -cinda
• Kongo (H16): -kina