Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀tʊ́à

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

*mʊ̀tʊ́à class 1 (plural *bàtʊ́à class 2)

1. pygmy, dwarf, hunter-gatherer, bushman, autochthon

Descendants

• Hehe (G62): mutwa (“chief”)
• Bemba (M42): mutwa
• Bodo (Central Africa) (D308): ocwá
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): Umutwa
• Chichewa (N31): Mbathwa
• Herero (R30): omutua
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): muTfwa
    • Xhosa (S41): umThwa
    • Zulu (S42): umuThwa
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): Morwa