Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bìntʊ̀

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

*bìntʊ̀ class 8

1. plural of *kɪ̀ntʊ̀
   1. things, objects

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Kikuyu-Kamba:
    • Kikuyu (E51): indo
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Seuta:
      • Zigula (G31): vintru
    • Sabaki:
      • Swahili:
        • Swahili (G42): vitu
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Nyoro-Ganda:
      • Tooro (J12): ebintu
    • Masaba-Luhya:
      • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): ebiitu
    • Logooli-Kuria:
      • Kabwa (J405): ebhintu
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ibīntu

• Rukwa:
  • Mwika:
    • Nyamwanga (M22): ivintu

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): vinthu
  • Chichewa (N31): zinthu
  • Sena:
    • Nsenga (N41): vinthu
    • Kunda (N42): bzinthu
    • Nyungwe (N43): bzinthu
    • Sena (N44): pinthu

• Rufiji-Ruvuma:
  • Ruvuma:
    • Yao (Africa) (P21): yindu

• Shona:
  • Shona (S10): zvinhu

• Southwestern Bantu
  • Zulu (S42): ízintó