Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/njʊ̀mbá

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

*njʊ̀mbá class 9 (plural *njʊ̀mbá class 10)

1. house

Descendants

• Akoose (A15C): ndáb
• Makaa-Njem:
  • Swo (A82): ngwɔ
• Bwisi (B401): numba
• Northeastern Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): ennyumba
    • Ikizu (J402): inyumba
    • Gwere (J17): nyumba
    • Gungu (J101): nyu̱mba
    • Kabwa (J405): enyumba
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Mwani (G403): nyumba
    • Swahili (G42): nyumba
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): nyumba
  • Tumbuka (N21): nyumba
  • Kunda (N42): nyumba
• Shona:
  • Nambya (S16B): ingumba
• South Bantu:
  • Makua:
    • Takwane (P31C): nyuba
    • Lomwe (P32): empa