Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ngʊ̀dʊ̀bè

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

*ngʊ̀dʊ̀bè class 9 (plural *ngʊ̀dʊ̀bè class 10)[1]

pig

Descendants

Bemba: ngulube
Chichewa: nguluŵe
Shona: nguruve
Swahili: nguruwe
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *íngúlube
  - Northern Ndebele: ingulube
  - Swazi: íngúlûbe
  - Zulu: ingulûbe
- Venda: nguluvhe

References

Entry 1494 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

[1] Entry 1494 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3