Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ngòmbè

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

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

cow/ox, cattle (irrespective of sex)

Descendants

Forest Bantu:
- Nzadi: ŋgwɔm
- Lingala: ngɔ́mbɛ́
Northeastern Bantu:
- Thagiicu:
  - Kamba: ng'ombe
  - Kikuyu: ng'ombe
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Mwani: ng'ombe
  - Swahili: ng'ombe
    - → Malagasy: omby
Kongo: ngômbe
- → Palenquero: ngombe
Nyasa:
- Chichewa: ng'ombe
- Tumbuka: ng'ombe

References

Entry 1434 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 1434 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3