Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/máádʊ́mè

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

Etymology

From *máá (“my mother”) +‎ *dʊ́mè (“male”). Literally "my male mother."

Noun

*máádʊ́mè class 1a (plural *bàmáádʊ́mè class 2)

1. maternal uncle

Descendants

• Chichewa (N31): malume
• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): marume
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): umalume
    • Swazi (S43): malume
    • Xhosa (S41): umalume
    • Zulu (S42): umalume
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): malome
    • Sotho (S33): malome
    • Tswana (S31): malomê
  • Tsonga (S53): malume
  • Venda (S20): malume