Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
-cèka
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
*-cèka
(
infinitive
*kʊ̀cèka
)
[
1
]
to
laugh
to
joke
Derived terms
*-cèkɪda
(
“
to be pleased, to mock, to make fun of
”
)
Descendants
Bende
(
F12
):
-séká
Northeast Bantu:
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Seuta:
Zigula
(
G31
):
-seka
Sabaki:
Swahili:
Swahili
(
G42
):
-cheka
Great Lakes Bantu:
Gungu
(
J101
):
-seka
Nyoro-Ganda:
Luganda
(
J15
):
-seka
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
-seka
Nyasa:
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
-seka
Chichewa
(
N31
):
-seka
Shona:
Shona
(
S10
):
-seka
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Phuthi
(
S404
):
-hleka
Swazi
(
S43
):
-hleka
Xhosa
(
S41
):
-hleka
Zulu
(
S42
):
-hleka
Sotho-Tswana:
Sotho
(
S33
):
tsheha
References
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Entry 522 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3