Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
mʊ̀gènì
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
*mʊ̀gènì
class
1
(
plural
*bàgènì
class
2
)
[
1
]
stranger
,
visitor
Descendants
Northeast Bantu:
Kikuyu
(
E51
):
mũgeni
Great Lakes Bantu:
Kabwa
(
J405
):
omugeni
Tooro
(
J12
):
omugenyi
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Swahili
(
G42
):
mgeni
,
-geni
Nzadi
(
B865
):
oŋgyɛn
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Zunda:
Northern Ndebele
(
S44
):
umyeni
Xhosa
(
S41
):
umyeni
Zulu
(
S42
):
umyeni
Tekela:
Swazi
(
S43
):
umyeni
Sotho-Tswana:
Tswana
(
S31
):
moêng
References
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Entry 1359 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3