Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dɪ̀dò

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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dɪ̀dò

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

*mʊ̀dɪ̀dò class 3 (plural *mɪ̀dɪ̀dò class 4)[1]

1. fire

Descendants

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele: umlilo
    • Phuthi: mullo
    • Swazi: umlilo
    • Xhosa: umlilo
    • Zulu: umlilo
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho: mollo
  • Venda: mulilo

References

1. Entry 964 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3