Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mbògó

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

Northeastern Bantu innovation.

Noun

*mbògó class 9 (plural *mbògó class 10)

1. buffalo

   Synonym: *njátɪ́

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): embogo
    • Nyoro (J11): embogo
    • Tooro (J12): embogo
    • Nyankole (J13): embogo
    • Haya (J22): embógo
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): imbogo
    • Jita (J25): imbogô
    • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): embogo
    • Ikizu (J402): embogo
    • Gwere (J17): mbogo
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): mbogo
  • Kikuyu-Kamba:
    • Kikuyu (E51): mbogo