Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/máádʊ́mè

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

From *máá (“my mother”) +‎ *dʊ́mè (“male”). Literally "my male mother."

Noun

*máádʊ́mè class 1a (plural *bàmáádʊ́mè class 2)[1]

maternal uncle

Descendants

Chichewa (N31): malume
Great Lakes Bantu:
- Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): marume
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele (S44): umalume
  - Swazi (S43): malume
  - Xhosa (S41): umalume
  - Zulu (S42): umalume
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho (S32): malome
  - Sotho (S33): malome
  - Tswana (S31): malomê
- Tsonga (S53): malume
- Venda (S20): malume

References

Entry 3668 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 3668 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3