Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dòmò

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

*mʊ̀dòmò class 3 (plural *mɪ̀dòmò class 4)

1. mouth
2. beak

Descendants

• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): mlomo
  • Tumbuka (N21): mlomo
• Northeastern Bantu:
  • Thagiicu:
    • Kikuyu (E51): mũromo
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): mdomo
• Makaa-Njem:
  • Kol (Cameroon) (A832): nùm (“mouth”)
• Shona (S10): muromo
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Lala (South Africa) (S406): nomo
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): umlomo
    • Phuthi (S404): mulomo
    • Swazi (S43): umlomo
    • Xhosa (S41): umlomo
    • Zulu (S42): umlomo
  • Tsonga (S53): nomo
  • Venda (S20): mulomo