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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
mʊ̀jákà
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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.
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Proto-Bantu
1.1
Noun
1.1.1
Descendants
1.2
References
Proto-Bantu
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Noun
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*mʊ̀jákà
class
3
(
plural
*mɪ̀jákà
class
4
)
[1]
year
growing
season
Descendants
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Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
chaka
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
caka
Northeastern Bantu:
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Swahili
(
G42
):
mwaka
Mwani
(
G403
):
mwaka
Thagiicu:
Kikuyu
(
E51
):
mwaka
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
omwaka
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
umwaka
Nyole (Uganda)
(
J35
):
omwaha
Gwere
(
J17
):
mwaka
Gungu
(
J101
):
mwaka
Ikizu
(
J402
):
umwaka
Kabwa
(
J405
):
omwaka
Shona
(
S10
):
mwaka
(
“
season
”
)
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Zunda:
Xhosa
(
S41
):
umnyaka
Zulu
(
S42
):
unyaka
Tekela:
Swazi
(
S43
):
umnyaka
Sotho-Tswana:
Sotho
(
S33
):
ngwaha
Tswana
(
S31
):
ngwaga
Venda
(
S20
):
ṅwaha
References
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Entry 3169 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3