Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dòmò

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

*mʊ̀dòmò class 3 (plural *mɪ̀dòmò class 4) [1]

mouth
beak

Descendants

Kikuyu: mũromo
Kol (Cameroon): nùm (“mouth”)
Swahili: mdomo
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele: umlomo
  - Phuthi: mulomo
  - Swazi: umlomo
  - Xhosa: umlomo
  - Zulu: umlomo
- Venda: mulomo

References

Entry 1110 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 1110 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3