Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mbégʊ́

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

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

(Common Bantu) seed

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. This word appears to be an innovation in Eastern Bantu.

Descendants

Nyasa:
- Chichewa (N31): mbewu
Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili (G42): mbegu
Shona (S10): mbeu
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Lala (South Africa) (S406): imbewu
  - Phuthi (S404): ípéwu (with p probably from Sotho, as normally mb > bh)
  - Southern Ndebele (S407): imbewu
  - Xhosa (S41): ímbêwu
  - Zulu (S42): ímbêwu
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): peo
  - Tswana (S31): peo
- Venda (S20): mbeu

References

Entry 140 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 140 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3