Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bʊ̀játò

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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bʊ̀játò

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

*bʊ̀játò class 14 (plural *màjátò class 6)[1]

1. canoe

Descendants

• Bemba: ubwato
• Chichewa: bwato
• Duala: ɓɔ́lɔ
• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda: eryaato (class 5)
  • Rwanda-Rundi: ubwato
• Myene: owaro
• Shona: bwato

References

1. Entry 3252 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3