Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀tʊ́ì

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 Esimbi ó-to, Ga tòí, Bangwinji tuù, Yoruba etí, Akan aso, and Igbo ntị̀.

Noun

*kʊ̀tʊ́ì class 15 (plural *màtʊ́ì class 6)[1]

ear

Descendants

Akoose (A15C): etúu
Mbam-Bube-Jarawan
- Bube (A31): eto
- Jarawan
  - Lame (): kiti
  - Mbula-Bwazza (): kiru
Northwest Bantu
- Basaa-Yaunde
  - Basaa (A43a): oo
- Sawabantu
  - Duala (A24): tói
Nzebi:
- Teke-Tyee (B73d): tswi
Central Western Bantu
- West Coastal Bantu
  - Kongo (H16): kutu
  - Nzadi (B865): ekwut
- Luban
  - Luba-Katanga (L33): dícu
- Inner Basin Bantu
  - Lingala (C30B): litói
- Njila
  - Herero (R30): okutwi
  - Kwanyama (R21): okutwi
East Bantu
- Northeast Bantu
  - Great Lakes Bantu
    - Luganda (J15): okutu
    - Haya (J22): okütwi
    - Tooro (J12): okutu
    - Nyankole (J13): okütu
    - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ugutwi
    - Nande (J42): okútü
    - Luhya (J32): ligutu
    - Jita (J25): okutwí
    - Akoose (A15C): ʉkʉtwɨ
  - Thagiicu
    - Kikuyu (E51): gũtũ
  - Sukuma-Nyanwezi
    - Sukuma (F31): gutu
- Nyasa
  - Chichewa (N31): khutu
  - Kunda (N42): khutu

References

Entry 3030 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 3030 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3