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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀tʊ́ì

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

Etymology

Cognates in Niger-Congo include Esimbi ó-to, Ga tòí, Bangwinji tuù, Yoruba etí and Igbo ntị̀.

Noun

*kʊ̀tʊ́ì class 15 (plural *màtʊ́ì class 6) [1]

  1. ear

Descendants
  • Basaa: oo
  • Duala: toi
  • Chichewa: khutu
  • Kikuyu: gũtũ
  • Kwanyama: okutwi
  • Lingala: likútu
  • Luganda: okutu
  • Luhya: ligutu
  • Nzadi: ekwut
  • Rwanda-Rundi: ugutwi
  • Sukuma: gutu

References
  1. Entry 3030 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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