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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀tʊ́à

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.

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Proto-Bantu

Noun

*mʊ̀tʊ́à class 1 (plural *bàtʊ́à class 2)[1]

pygmy, dwarf, hunter-gatherer, bushman, autochthon

Descendants

Hehe (G62): mutwa (“chief”)
Bemba (M42): mutwa
Bodo (Central Africa) (D308): ocwá
Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): Umutwa
Chichewa (N31): Mbathwa
Herero (R30): omutua
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Phuthi (S404): muTfwa
  - Xhosa (S41): umThwa
  - Zulu (S42): umuThwa
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): Morwa

References

Entry 3013 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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