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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/màtáì

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

*màtáì class 6 [1]

  1. saliva
  2. cow milk

Descendants
  • Kikuyu: mata
  • Nzadi: atɛ
  • Shona: mate
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Haya: amata (“milk”)
    • Luganda: amata (“milk”)
    • Rwanda-Rundi: amate (“saliva”) (Rwanda), amata (“milk”)
  • Southern Bantu:
  • Swahili: mate

References
  1. Entry 6231 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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