Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
màbéèdè
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
*màbéèdè
class
6
plural of
*ìbéèdè
Descendants
Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
maŵére
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
mabele
Ruvuma:
Yao
(
P21
):
maŵele
Lingala
(
C30B
):
mabɛ́lɛ
Tooro
(
J12
):
amabeere
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
amabêre
Swahili
(
G42
):
viwele
Southern Bantu
Nguni:
Northern Ndebele
(
S44
):
ámábéle
Phuthi
(
S404
):
émábéle
Swazi
(
S43
):
émábéle
Xhosa
(
S41
):
ámábéle
Zulu
(
S42
):
ámabéle
Sotho-Tswana
Sotho
(
S33
):
matswele
Tsonga
(
S53
):
mavele