Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mbʊ́dì

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

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

goat

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili: mbuzi
  - Mwani: mbuzi
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda: embuzi
- Thagiicu:
  - Kikuyu: mburi

Nyasa:
- Chichewa: mbuzi

Sabi:
- Bemba: mbushi
- Tumbuka: mbuzi

Sawabantu:
- Duala: mbódi

Shona
- Shona: mbudzi

Southern Bantu:
- Makhuwa: epuri
- Nguni:
  - Phuthi: íbhûtî́
  - Swazi: ímbûti
  - Xhosa: imbuzi
  - Zulu: ímbûzi
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: pudi
  - Sotho: podi
  - Tswana: podi
- Tsonga: mbuti
- Venda: mbudzi

References

Entry 303 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 303 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3