Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-gènda

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.

*-gènda (infinitive *kʊ̀ )^[1]

1. to walk, to go
2. to travel

• Bangi–Tetela:
  • Lingala (C30B): -kɛndɛ
• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): -genda
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -genda
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): -enda
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): -yenda
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): -yedza
    • Swazi (S43): -endza
    • Xhosa (S41): -enda
    • Zulu (S42): -enda
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): -eta
    • Tswana (S31): -eta