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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀kópè

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

*dʊ̀kópè class 11 (plural *nkópè class 10) [1]

  1. eyelash

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations. This form is not found in western Bantu languages, so likely can only be reconstructed for a subfamily of Bantu.

Descendants

From *dʊ̀kópè:

  • Rwanda-Rundi: urugohe (“eyelid, eyelash”)
  • Southern Bantu:
  • Swahili: ukope (“eyelid, eyelash”)

From *kɪ̀kópè:

From *nkópè ("sleep, face"):

  • Chichewa: nkhope (“face”)
  • Shona: hope (“sleep”)
  • Tswana: kgofe (“nap”)

References
  1. Entry 1954 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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