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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀bókò

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

Verb

*kʊ̀bókò class 15 (plural *màbókò class 6) [1]

  1. arm; hand

Descendants
  • Bemba: kuboko
  • Kikuyu: guoko
  • Lingala: lobôko
  • Nzadi: lwo
  • Rwanda-Rundi: ukuboko
  • Shona: ruoko
  • Southern Bantu:
    • Nguni:
      • Xhosa: umboko (“proboscis”)
      • Zulu: umboko (“proboscis, trunk”)
    • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Tsonga: voko
    • Venda: voho (“foreleg of animal”)

References
  1. Entry 260 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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