Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ngòìnà

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Possibly a loanword from an extinct Central Sudanic language; compare with Tara Baka anya Proto-Moru-Madi *(k)inya.[1]

Noun

*ngòìnà class 9 (plural *ngòìnà class 10)[2]

  1. crocodile

Descendants

From ngòìnà:

  • Northeast Bantu:
  • Nyasa:
  • Southern Bantu:

From ngàndʊ́:

From ngʊ̀ènà:

From ngʊ̀ɪ̀nà:

References

  1. ^ Patterns of Bantu and Central Sudanic Settlement in Central and Southern Africa (CA. 1000 B.C. - 500 A.D.)‎[1], 1973, page 36
  2. ^ Entry 7157 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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