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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ngùbʊ́

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

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

  1. hippopotamus

Descendants
  • Northeastern Bantu:
    • Thagiicu:
      • Kikuyu: nguuũ
    • Great Lakes Bantu:
      • Luganda: envubu
  • Chichewa: mvuu
  • Nzadi: ŋgwu
  • Shona: mvuu
  • Southern Bantu:

References
  1. Entry 1532 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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