Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/máádʊ́mè

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

Etymology

From *máá (“my mother”) +‎ *dʊ́mè (“male”). Literally "my male mother."

Noun

*máádʊ́mè class 1a (plural *bàmáádʊ́mè class 2) [1]

maternal uncle

Descendants

Chichewa: malume
Great Lakes Bantu:
- Rwanda-Rundi: marume
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele: umalume
  - Swazi: malume
  - Xhosa: umalume
  - Zulu: umalume
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: malome
  - Sotho: malome
  - Tswana: malomê
- Tsonga: malume
- Venda: malume

References

Entry 3668 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 3668 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3