Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bʊ̀játò

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

*bʊ̀játò class 14 (plural *màjátò class 6)

1. canoe

Descendants

• Nzebi:
  • Teke-Tyee (B73d): bwara
• Lingala (C30B): bwáto
• Bemba (M42): ubwato
• Chichewa (N31): bwato
• Duala (A24): ɓɔ́lɔ
• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): eryaato (class 5)
  • Gwere (J17): lyato
  • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): eryato
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ubwato
  • Ikizu (J402): ubhwatʉ
  • Kabwa (J405): obhwato
• Myene (B11): owaro
• Shona (S10): bwato