Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ̀dóótà

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

*kɪ̀dóótà class 7 (plural *bìdóótà class 8)

1. dream

Descendants

From *kɪ̀dóótò:

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): ndoto
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): ekilooto
    • Nyankole (J13): ekirôto
    • Kabwa (J405): ekirooto
• Southwest Bantu:
  • Herero (R30): oturoto

From *ndóótɪ̀:

• Kongo (H16): ndosi
• Kimbundu:
  • Kimbundu (H21): nzoji
• Umbundu (R11): ndonjoi
• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): inzozi
• Sawabantu:
  • Duala (A24): ndo̱ti