Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ntʊ̀ìgà

Proto-Bantu

Noun

*ntʊ̀ìgà class 9 (plural *ntʊ̀ìgà class 10)

1. giraffe

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu
  • Northeast Coast Bantu
    • Swahili (G42): twiga
  • Great Lakes Bantu
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): twiga
    • Ikizu (J402): itwiga
    • Tooro (J12): entwiga
    • Gungu (J101): ntwi̱ga
    • Kabwa (J405): entwiga
  • Thagiicu
    • Kikuyu (E51): ndũiga
• Nyasa
  • Shona (S10): twiza