Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀ntʊ̀

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

*mʊ̀ntʊ̀ class 1 (plural *bàntʊ̀ class 2) [1]

person, human
somebody

Descendants

Chichewa: munthu
Masaaba: muntu
Kinyarwanda: umuntu
Luganda: omuntu
Ngazidja Comorian: mndru
Nyakyusa: mundu
Shona: munhu
Swahili: mtu
Southern Bantu:
- Chopi: [Term?]
- Makua:
  - Chuwabu: [Term?]
  - Koti: [Term?]
  - Lomwe: [Term?]
  - Maindo: [Term?]
  - Makhuwa: [Term?]
  - Makhuwa-Moniga: [Term?]
  - Nathembo: [Term?]
  - Ngulu: [Term?]
- Nguni: *úmúntu
  - Northern Ndebele: umuntu
  - Phuthi: mutfu
  - Southern Ndebele: umuntu
  - Swazi: umuntfu
  - Xhosa: umntu
  - Zulu: umuntu
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Kgalagadi: mokyo
  - Lozi: mutu
  - Northern Sotho: motho
  - Sotho: motho
  - Tswana: motho
- Tonga (Mozambique): [Term?]
- Tsonga: munhu
- Venda: muthu

References

Entry 4807 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 4807 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3