Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀jòjò

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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀jòjò

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

*mʊ̀jòjò class 3 (plural *mɪ̀jòjò class 4)[1]

1. life, spirit
2. heart

   Synonym: *mʊ̀tɪ́mà

Descendants

• Chichewa: moyo (“life”)
• Shona: mwoyo (“heart”)
• Swahili: moyo (“heart”)

From mʊ̀jòjà:

• Northern Ndebele: umoya (“wind”)
• Northern Sotho: moya (“wind”)
• Phuthi: mmoya (“wind”)
• Sotho: moya (“wind”)
• Southern Ndebele: umoya (“wind”)
• Swazi: umoya (“wind”)
• Venda: muya (“wind”)
• Xhosa: umoya (“wind”)
• Zulu: umoya (“wind”)

1. Entry 3590 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3