Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ngʊ̀dʊ̀bè

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

*ngʊ̀dʊ̀bè class 9 (plural *ngʊ̀dʊ̀bè class 10)

1. pig

Descendants

• Bemba (M42): ingulube
• Lingala (C30B): ngulúbɛ
• Kongo (H16): ngulu
• Chichewa (N31): nguluŵe
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ingurube
• Shona (S10): nguruve
• Swahili (G42): nguruwe
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *íngúlube
    • Northern Ndebele: ingulube
    • Swazi: íngúlûbe
    • Zulu: ingulûbe
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): kolobe
    • Sotho (S33): kolobe
    • Tswana (S31): kolobe
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): nguluve
  • Venda (S20): nguluvhe