Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀tʊ́à

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

*mʊ̀tʊ́à class 1 (plural *bàtʊ́à class 2) [1]

non-Bantu hunter-gatherer

Descendants

Rwanda-Rundi: Umutwa
Chichewa: Mbathwa
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Phuthi: muTfwa
  - Xhosa: umThwa
  - Zulu: umuThwa
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho: Morwa

References

Entry 3013 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 3013 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3