Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀bódó

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

*dʊ̀bódó class 11 (plural *mbódó class 10)

1. (Common Bantu) penis

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.

Descendants

From *nbódó:

• Sira:
  • Bwisi (B401): mbolo

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Sabaki:
      • Swahili:
        • Swahili (G42): mboo
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Nyoro-Ganda:
      • Nyoro (J11): emboro
      • Tooro (J12): emboro
      • Luganda (J15): embolo
      • Gwere (J17): ibbolo
    • Logooli-Kuria:
      • Kabwa (J405): emboro
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): imboro

• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): mbolo

• Shona:
  • Shona (S10): mboro

• Southern Bantu:
  • Venda (S20): mbolo
  • Nguni:
    • Zunda:
      • Zulu (S42): ubolo
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): mbolo

From *ìbódó (shifted to class 5):

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Gungu (J101): ibbolo

• Rufiji-Ruvuma:
  • Ruvuma:
    • Yao (P21): liwolo