Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bʊ̀jòjá

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

*bʊ̀jòjá class 14

1. animal hair, fur

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Tooro (J12): obwoya
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): iryoya
    • Kabwa (J405): orujoya
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): unyoya
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Zunda:
      • Xhosa (S41): uboya
      • Zulu (S42): uboya
    • Tekela:
      • Phuthi (S404): bboya