Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/púngú

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

*púngú class 11 (plural *mpúngú class 10)

1. bird, eagle, crow, bird of prey

Descendants

• Makaa-Njem:
  • Koonzime (A842): mpele
• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Nyankole (J13): empûngu (“eagle”)
  • Haya (J22): ekiûngu (“eagle”)
  • Nande (J42): ekíhungu (“eagle”)
• Mongo (C61): púngú (“eagle”)
• Shona:
  • Nambya (S16B): ibhangu (“eagle”)
• Makua:
  • Takwane (P31C): mpungu