Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mbɪ̀gá

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

*mbɪ̀gá class 9 (plural *mbɪ̀gá class 10)

1. pot

Descendants

From mbɪ̀gá:

• Bondei (G24): wiga
• Luganda (J15): ebbiga
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): urubiga (“edge of a container”)
• Sukuma (F31): lubiga

From mbɪ̀já:

• Duala (A24): mbeá (“small saucepan”)
• Ewondo (A72): mvě
• Chichewa (N31): mbiya
• Shona (S10): mbiya
• Swahili (G42): bia, kibia
• Southern Bantu:
  • Chopi (S61): mbia
  • Nguni:
    • Swazi (S43): sitja
    • Xhosa (S41): isitya
    • Zulu (S42): isitsha
  • Sotho-Tswana (diminutive):
    • Northern Sotho (S32): sebjana
    • Sotho (S33): sejana
    • Tswana (S31): sejana
  • Tsonga (S53): xibye, xibya
  • Venda (S20): mbia, mbiana