Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìbʊ̀è

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

Etymology

Possible cognate in Akan ɛboɔ (“stone”)

Noun

*ìbʊ̀è class 5 (plural *màbʊ̀è class 6)

1. stone

Descendants

• Njila
  • Herero (R30): ewe
  • Umbundu (R11): ewe
• Bemba (M42): ibwe
• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ibuye
    • Nande (J42): eribwë
    • Jita (J25): libui
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): jiwe
• Shona (S10): ibwe
• Tumbuka (N21): liwe
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Lala (South Africa) (S406): litshe
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): ilitshe
    • Swazi (S43): litje
    • Xhosa (S41): ilitye
    • Zulu (S42): itshe
  • Venda (S20): ive
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): lejwe
      • → Phuthi: lijwe