Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀ntʊ̀

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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀ntʊ̀

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

*mʊ̀ntʊ̀ class 1 (plural *bàntʊ̀ class 2)[1]

1. person, human
2. somebody

Descendants

• Chichewa: munthu
• Masaaba: muntu
• Kinyarwanda: umuntu
• Luganda: omuntu
• Ngazidja Comorian: mndru
• Nyakyusa: mundu
• Shona: munhu
• Swahili: mtu
• Southern Bantu:
  • Chopi: [Term?]
  • Makua:
    • Chuwabu: [Term?]
    • Koti: [Term?]
    • Lomwe: [Term?]
    • Maindo: [Term?]
    • Makhuwa: [Term?]
    • Makhuwa-Moniga: [Term?]
    • Nathembo: [Term?]
    • Ngulu: [Term?]
  • Nguni: *úmúntu
    • Northern Ndebele: umuntu
    • Phuthi: mutfu
    • Southern Ndebele: umuntu
    • Swazi: umuntfu
    • Xhosa: umntu
    • Zulu: umuntu
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Kgalagadi: mokyo
    • Lozi: mutu
    • Northern Sotho: motho
    • Sotho: motho
    • Tswana: motho
  • Tonga (Mozambique): [Term?]
  • Tsonga: munhu
  • Venda: muthu

References

1. Entry 4807 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3