Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kòndè

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 Twendi kwend, Ngiemboon nkándõn and Ngomba nkendon (from Proto-Grassfields *kèdòŋ (“plantain”)

Noun

*kòndè class 1

1. banana

Descendants

• Bwisi (B401): kikonje
• Ngondi-Ngiri:
  • Mbati (C13): kɔ̀ⁿdì
• central western bantu
  • Kongo (H16): mankondo
  • Njila
    • Lunda (L52): makondi
    • Kimbundu (H21): mahonjo
    • Umbundu (R11): ahondio
  • Luban
    • Luba-Kasai (L31): makonde
• East Bantu
  • Bemba (M42): nkonde
  • Bembe (D54): dikondo
  • Great Lakes Bantu
    • Luganda (J15): matoke
    • Gwere (J17): itooke, gonja
    • Gungu (J101): kitooki
    • Ikizu (J402): eketooke
    • Kabwa (J405): ekitooke
• Boan
  • Kumu (D23): ɛtɔkɛ