Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀bódó

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

*dʊ̀bódó class 11 (plural *mbódó class 10)

1. (Common Bantu) penis

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations.

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): mboo
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): embolo
    • Tooro (J12): emboro
    • Nyoro (J11): emboro
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): imboro
    • Gungu (J101): mu̱bbe, ibbolo
    • Gwere (J17): ibbolo
    • Kabwa (J405): emboro
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): mbolo
• Shona (S10): mboro
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Zunda:
      • Zulu (S42): ubolo
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): mbolo
  • Venda (S20): mbolo
  • Shira:
    • Bwisi (B401): mbolo