Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kànʊ̀à

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

Cognates outside Bantu include Efik *inwa (“mouth”), Ibibio *inua (“mouth”), Tiv zwa (“mouth”) and Okobo *inwè (“mouth”).

Noun

*kànʊ̀à class 12 (plural *tʊ̀nʊ̀à class 13)

1. mouth, lip

Descendants

• Proto-Jarawan: *kunu
  • Jarawan
    • Lame (): kunu
    • Mbula-Bwazza (): kunnu
• Herero (R30): omuna (“lip”)
• Kuria (J43): umunywa (“lip”)
• Gweno (E65): nyu
• Basaa (A43a): nyo (“mouth”)
• Chichewa (N31): kamwa
• Bemba (M42): kanwa (“mouth”)
• Kikuyu (E51): kanua
• Luganda (J15): akamwa (“mouth”), omunwa (“lip”)
• Tooro (J12): akanwa (“mouth”), omunwa (“lip”)
• Ruwund (L53): kan (“mouth”)
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): akanwa, umunwa
• Shona (S10): mukanwa
• Duma (B51): nwà (“mouth”)