"ntate" meaning in Sotho

See ntate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 2a [canonical], bontate [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *tààtá. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*tààtá|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *tààtá, {{inh+|st|bnt-pro|*tààtá}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *tààtá Head templates: {{head|st|noun|plural|bontate|f1request=|g=c1a|g2=c2a|head=|sort=ntate}} ntate class 1a/2a (plural bontate), {{st-noun|1a|2a|bontate}} ntate class 1a/2a (plural bontate)
  1. father Tags: class-1a
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Download raw JSONL data for ntate meaning in Sotho (1.6kB)

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  "path": [
    "ntate"
  ],
  "section": "Sotho",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ntate",
  "trace": ""
}

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