Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bʊ̀jàdʊ́á

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

*bʊ̀jàdʊ́á class 14

1. beer

Descendants

• Kinyarwanda: urwagwa, amarwa
• Lamba (M54): ubwalwa
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): bujwala, jjwala
    • Southern Ndebele (S407): utjwala
    • Sumayela Ndebele (S408): buyalwa
    • Swazi (S43): tjwala
    • Xhosa (S41): utywala
    • Zulu (S42): utshwala
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): bjala
    • Sotho (S33): jwala
    • Tswana (S31): bojalwa
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): byalwa