Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀bódó

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

*dʊ̀bódó class 11 (plural *mbódó class 10)[1]

(Common Bantu) penis

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations.

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili (G42): mboo
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda (J15): embolo
  - Tooro (J12): emboro
  - Nyoro (J11): emboro
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): imboro
  - Gungu (J101): mu̱bbe, ibbolo
  - Gwere (J17): ibbolo
  - Kabwa (J405): emboro
Nyasa:
- Chichewa (N31): mbolo
Shona (S10): mboro
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Zunda:
    - Zulu (S42): ubolo
- Tswa-Ronga:
  - Tsonga (S53): mbolo
- Venda (S20): mbolo
- Shira:
  - Bwisi (B401): mbolo

References

Entry 255 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 255 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3