Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dʊ́mè

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

Etymology

Cognates outside Bantu include Proto-Grassfields *lúm` (“husband”).

Noun

*mʊ̀dʊ́mè class 1 (plural *bàdʊ́mè class 2)[1]

  1. husband, male

Descendants

  • Nzebi:
  • Umbundu (R11): ulume (“man”)
  • Boma-Dzing:
  • Luban:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Nande (J42): omúlüme (“man”)
  • Shona:

References

  1. ^ Entry 1183 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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