Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/njʊ̀nì

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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/njʊ̀nì

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

*njʊ̀nì 9 (plural *njʊ̀nì 10)[1]

1. bird

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): ennyonyi, ekinyonyi
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): inyoni
• Kikuyu (E51): nyoni
• Northeast Coast Bantu:
  • Mwani (G403): nyuni
  • Swahili (G42): nyuni
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Southern Ndebele (S407): inyoni
    • Southern Ndebele (S407): inyoni
    • Swazi (S43): inyoni
    • Xhosa (S41): inyoni
    • Zulu (S42): inyoni
      • Fanagalo (S40A): nyoni

References

1. Entry 1627 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3