Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/njʊ̀nì

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

possible cognates outside Bantu include Ibibio inuen (“bird”) (from Proto-Lower Cross River *í-nùŋɛn ́ (“bird”) and Proto-Grassfields *nų̀n´ (“bird”). Potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nùni.

Noun

*njʊ̀nì class 9 (plural *njʊ̀nì class 10)[1]

  1. bird

Descendants

  • Rukwa:

References

  1. ^ Entry 1627 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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