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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
ngùbʊ́
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This
Proto-Bantu
entry contains
reconstructed terms and roots
. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly
attested
, but are hypothesized to have existed based on
comparative
evidence.
Contents
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Proto-Bantu
1.1
Noun
1.1.1
Descendants
1.2
References
Proto-Bantu
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Noun
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*ngùbʊ́
class
9
(
plural
*ngùbʊ́
class
10
)
[1]
hippopotamus
Descendants
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Bakaka
(
A15C
):
ŋgubú
Northeastern Bantu:
Thagiicu:
Kikuyu
(
E51
):
nguuũ
Great Lakes Bantu:
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
imvubu
Luganda
(
J15
):
envubu
Tooro
(
J12
):
enjubu
Kabwa
(
J405
):
engubhu
Lingala
(
C30B
):
ngubú
Kongo
(
H16
):
ngubu
Chichewa
(
N31
):
mvuu
Nzadi
(
B865
):
ŋgwu
Shona
(
S10
):
mvuu
Southern Bantu:
Tsonga
(
S53
):
mpfuvu
Venda
(
S20
):
mvuvhu
Nguni:
*ímvubú
Northern Ndebele:
ímvubú
Swazi:
ímvubú
Xhosa:
ímvubú
Zulu:
ímvubú
Sotho-Tswana:
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
kobu
Sotho
(
S33
):
kubu
Tswana
(
S31
):
kubu
References
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Entry 1532 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3