Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ngòì

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

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

leopard

Descendants

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luhya: ingwe
- Rwanda-Rundi: ingwe
Bangi–Ntomba:
- Lingala: ngɔi, nkɔi
Kongo:
- Kikongo: ngo
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *íngwe
  - Northern Ndebele: ingwe
  - Phuthi: ígwe
  - Swazi: íngwe
  - Xhosa: íngwe
  - Zulu: íngwe
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: nkwe
  - Sotho: nkwe
  - Tswana: nkwê
- Venda: nngwe

References

Entry 7154 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 7154 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3