Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò

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

Verb

*mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò class 3 (plural *mɪ̀dɪ̀àngò class 4) [1]

(Common Bantu) door

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations. This form is absent from northwestern Bantu languages, which represent the earliest branches to diverge.

Descendants

From *mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò:

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda: omulyango
- Rwanda-Rundi: umuryango
Southern Bantu:
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: mojako
  - Sotho: monyako
  - Tswana: mojakô

From *mʊ̀dàngò:

Northeastern Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili: mlango
  - Maore Comorian: mulango
  - Ngazidja Comorian: mlango ~ mwango

From *mʊ̀ɲàngò:

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Southern Ndebele: umnyango
  - Swazi: umnyango
  - Xhosa: umnyango
  - Zulu: umnyango
- Venda: muṋango

References

Entry 947 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 947 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3