Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ngòmà

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words 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

*ngòmà class 9 (plural *ngòmà class 10) [1]

drum
(possibly) dance

Descendants

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda: eŋŋoma
- Rwanda-Rundi: ingoma
Northeast Coast Bantu:
- Mwani: ngoma
- Swahili: ngoma
Nyasa:
- Chichewa: ng'oma
- Tumbuka: ng'oma
Nzadi: ŋgɔm
Ruwund: ngam
Shona: ngoma
Proto-Nguni: *íngoma
- Northern Ndebele: ingoma
- Swazi: íngoma
- Xhosa: íngoma
- Zulu: íngoma

References

Entry 1429 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Entry 1429 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3