Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀tʊ́ì

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

Alternative forms

• *kʊ́kʊ̀tʊ́ì (augmented)

Etymology

Cognates outside Bantu include Esimbi ó-to, Ga tòí, Bangwinji tuù, Yoruba etí, Akan aso and Igbo ntị̀.

Noun

*kʊ̀tʊ́ì class 15 (plural *màtʊ́ì class 6)

1. ear

Descendants

• Manenguba:
  • Akoose (A15C): etúu

• Sawabantu:
  • Duala (A24): tói

• Mbam:
  • Bube (A31): eto
  • Jarawan:
    • Lame (): kiti
    • Mbula-Bwazza (): kiru

• Basaa:
  • Basaa (A43a): oo

• Teke-Mbede:
  • Nzebi:
    • Teke-Tyee (B73d): tswi

• Boma-Dzing:
  • Nzadi (B865): ekwut

• Bangi-Tetela:
  • Bangi-Ntomba:
    • Bangi-Moi:
      • Lingala (C30B): litói

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Kikuyu-Kamba:
    • Kikuyu (E51): gũtũ
  • Takama:
    • Sukuma (F31): gutu

• Kongo:
  • Kongo (H16): kutu

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Nyoro-Ganda:
      • Tooro (J12): kutu, extended okutu
      • Nyankole (J13): okütu
      • Luganda (J15): kutu, extended okutu
    • Haya-Jita:
      • Haya (J22): okütwi
      • Jita (J25): okutwí
    • Masaba-Luhya:
      • Luhya (J32): ligutu
      • East Nyala (J32F): okhuchwi
      • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): ohutwi
    • Logooli-Kuria:
      • Ikizu (J402): ʉkʉtwɨ
      • Kabwa (J405): okutwi
    • Nande (J42): okútü
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ugutwi

• Luban:
  • Luba-Katanga (L33): dícu

• Sabi:
  • Lala-Bisa (M51/52): kutwi, extended ukutwi

• Botatwe:
  • Lenje (M61): kutwi

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): khutu
  • Chichewa (N31): khutu
    • Sena:
      • Kunda (N42): khutu
      • Nyungwe (N43): khutu

• Rufiji-Ruvuma:
  • Ruvuma:
    • Mwera (P22): likutu

• Southwest Bantu:
  • Herero (R30): okutwi
  • Ovambo:
    • Kwanyama (R21): okutwi