Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀tɪ́mà

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 of Bantu include Proto-Grassfields *tím` (“heart”) and Tiv ishima (“heart”)

Verb

*mʊ̀tɪ́mà class 3 (plural *mɪ̀tɪ́mà class 4)[1]

heart
Synonym: *mʊ̀jòjò

Descendants

Boan:
- Bhele (D31): mèémà
- Kaiku (D312): mèmá
- Bera (D32): mòlémà
- Amba (D22): mòlèmá
Nyali:
- Budu (D332): mʊtʊma
Nyasa:
- Chichewa (N31): mtima, mitima
- Tumbuka (N21): mtima

Northeastern Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili (G42): mtima
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): umutima
  - Luganda (J15): omutima
  - Tooro (J12): omutima
  - Nyankole (J13): omutima
Njila
- Herero (R30): omutima
- Kimbundu (H21): muxima
- Umbundu (R11): utima
Bemba (M42): mutima, mitima
Kongo (H16): ntima
Lingala (C30B): motéma
Shona (S10): murima
Northwest Bantu
- Basaa-Yaunde
  - Fang (Bantu) (A75): nlem
  - Ewondo (A72): nnem
- Sawabantu
  - Duala (A24): mulema
Southern Bantu:
- Makua:
  - Takwane (P31C): murima
  - Lomwe (P32): murima

References

Entry 2895 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 2895 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3