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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìgʊ̀dʊ̀

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

*ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ class 5 [1]

  1. sky, top

Descendants
  • Ruund: diiwur (“sky”)
  • Rwanda-Rundi: ijuru (“heaven”)
  • Shona: uzuru (“top”)
  • Southern Bantu:
    • Nguni:
      • Northern Ndebele: izulu (“rain”)
      • Southern Ndebele: izulu (“rain”)
      • Swazi: litulu (“rain, thunder”)
      • Xhosa: izulu (“heaven, sky”)
      • Zulu: izulu (“heaven, sky, weather”)
  • Swahili: juu (“up, above, top”)

References
  1. Entry 1486 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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