Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/njògù

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

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

elephant

Descendants

Northeastern Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili: ndovu / ndofu
  - Ngazidja Comorian: nɗovu
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda: enjovu
  - Rwanda-Rundi: inzovu
  - Gwere: nzogi
  - Havu: njovu
  - Luhya: enjofu
- Thagiicu:
  - Kikuyu: njogu
  - Kamba: nzou
Nyasa:
- Chichewa: njovu
- Tumbuka: zovu
Bafia: zoʔ
Basaa: njɔk
Duala: njɔu
Kol (Cameroon): ncùg
Kongo: nzau
Lingala: nzɔku
Nzadi: ndzɔɔ
Mbesa: sɔku
Shona: nzou
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele: indlovu
  - Swazi: indlovu
  - Xhosa: indlovu
  - Zulu: indlovu
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: tlou
  - Sotho: tlou
  - Tswana: tlou
- Venda: nḓou
- Tswa-Ronga:
  - Tsonga: ndlopfu

References

Entry 1607 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 1607 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3