Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò

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

*mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò class 3 (plural *mɪ̀dɪ̀àngò class 4)

1. (Common Bantu) door

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. This form is absent from northwestern Bantu languages, which represent the earliest branches to diverge.

Descendants

From *mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò:

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): omulyango
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): umuryango
  • Kabwa (J405): omuryango
• Southern Bantu:
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): mojako
    • Sotho (S33): monyako
    • Tswana (S31): mojakô

From *mʊ̀dàngò:

• Northeastern Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): mlango
    • Maore Comorian (G44D): mulango
    • Ngazidja Comorian (G44a): mlango ~ mwango

From *mʊ̀ɲàngò:

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Southern Ndebele (S407): umnyango
    • Phuthi (S404): munyago
    • Swazi (S43): umnyango
    • Xhosa (S41): umnyango
    • Zulu (S42): umnyango
  • Venda (S20): muṋango