Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìbádà

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

*ìbádà class 5 (plural *màbádà class 6)

1. speck, spot
2. colour

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): ebbala
  • Tooro (J12): ibara (“spot; birthmark; name”)
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Swazi (S43): libala
    • Xhosa (S41): ibala
    • Zulu (S42): ibala