Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìbéèdè

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.

Proto-Bantu

Noun

*ìbéèdè class 5 (plural *màbéèdè class 6)

1. breast; udder

Descendants

• Lingala (C30B): libɛ́lɛ
• Northeastern Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): ebbeere
    • Tooro (J12): ibeere
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ibere
    • Kabwa (J405): orubheere
  • Swahili (G42): kiwele
• Nyanja:
  • Chichewa (N31): bere
  • Tumbuka (N21): bele
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): ibele
    • Phuthi (S404): libele
    • Swazi (S43): libele
    • Xhosa (S41): ibele
    • Zulu (S42): ibele
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): letswele
  • Tsonga (S53): vele