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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bʊ̀játò

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

*bʊ̀játò class 14 (plural *màjátò class 6) [1]

  1. canoe

Descendants
  • Bemba: ubwato
  • Chichewa: bwato
  • Duala: ɓɔ́lɔ
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda: eryaato (class 5)
    • Rwanda-Rundi: ubwato
  • Myene: owaro
  • Shona: bwato

References
  1. Entry 3252 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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