Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
nkúdù
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
*nkúdù
class
9
(
plural
*nkúdù
class
10
)
[
1
]
tortoise
Descendants
Nzebi:
Teke-Tyee
(
B73d
):
mfulu
Northeast Bantu:
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
enfudu
Ikizu
(
J402
):
ikuru
Nyole (Uganda)
(
J35
):
ehudu
Gwere
(
J17
):
fudu
Gungu
(
J101
):
ku̱lo
Kabwa
(
J405
):
enkuru
Duala
(
A24
):
wúdu
,
wúru
Akoose
(
A15C
):
kûl
Ndonga
(
R22
):
onkili
Nzadi
(
B865
):
ŋkul
Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
fulu
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
fulu
Southern Bantu
Nguni:
Northern Ndebele
(
S44
):
ufudu
Southern Ndebele
(
S407
):
ikghuru
Swazi
(
S43
):
lufudvu
Xhosa
(
S41
):
ufudo
Zulu
(
S42
):
ufudu
Sotho-Tswana:
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
khudu
Sotho
(
S33
):
kgudu
Tswana
(
S31
):
khudu
Tsonga
(
S53
):
mfutsu
References
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Entry 2110 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3