Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀tʊ́ì

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 Esimbi ó-to, Ga tòí, Bangwinji tuù, Yoruba etí, Akan aso, and Igbo ntị̀.

Noun

*kʊ̀tʊ́ì class 15 (plural *màtʊ́ì class 6)

1. ear

Descendants

• Akoose (A15C): etúu
• Mbam-Bube-Jarawan
  • Bube (A31): eto
  • Jarawan
    • Lame (): kiti
    • Mbula-Bwazza (): kiru
• Northwest Bantu
  • Basaa-Yaunde
    • Basaa (A43a): oo
  • Sawabantu
    • Duala (A24): tói
• Nzebi:
  • Teke-Tyee (B73d): tswi
• Central Western Bantu
  • West Coastal Bantu
    • Kongo (H16): kutu
    • Nzadi (B865): ekwut
  • Luban
    • Luba-Katanga (L33): dícu
  • Inner Basin Bantu
    • Lingala (C30B): litói
  • Njila
    • Herero (R30): okutwi
    • Kwanyama (R21): okutwi
• East Bantu
  • Northeast Bantu
    • Great Lakes Bantu
      • Luganda (J15): okutu
      • Haya (J22): okütwi
      • Tooro (J12): okutu
      • Nyankole (J13): okütu
      • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ugutwi
      • Nande (J42): okútü
      • Luhya (J32): ligutu
      • Jita (J25): okutwí
      • Akoose (A15C): ʉkʉtwɨ
    • Thagiicu
      • Kikuyu (E51): gũtũ
    • Sukuma-Nyanwezi
      • Sukuma (F31): gutu
  • Nyasa
    • Chichewa (N31): khutu
    • Kunda (N42): khutu