Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kòndè

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 Twendi kwend, Ngiemboon nkándõn and Ngomba nkendon (from Proto-Grassfields *kèdòŋ (“plantain”)

Noun

*kòndè class 1[1]

banana

Descendants

Bwisi (B401): kikonje
Ngondi-Ngiri:
- Mbati (C13): kɔ̀ⁿdì
central western bantu
- Kongo (H16): mankondo
- Njila
  - Lunda (L52): makondi
  - Kimbundu (H21): mahonjo
  - Umbundu (R11): ahondio
- Luban
  - Luba-Kasai (L31): makonde
East Bantu
- Bemba (M42): nkonde
- Bembe (D54): dikondo
- Great Lakes Bantu
  - Luganda (J15): matoke
  - Gwere (J17): itooke, gonja
  - Gungu (J101): kitooki
  - Ikizu (J402): eketooke
  - Kabwa (J405): ekitooke
Boan
- Kumu (D23): ɛtɔkɛ

References

Entry 1935 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 1935 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3