Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ngòìnà

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

Possibly a loanword from an extinct Central Sudanic language; compare with Tara Baka anya Proto-Moru-Madi *(k)inya.

Noun

*ngòìnà class 9 (plural *ngòìnà class 10)

1. crocodile

Descendants

From ngòìnà:

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Nyoro (J11): gonya
    • Luganda (J15): eggoonya
    • Gwere (J17): ngoona
    • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): egoona
    • Kuria (J43): ɛɛŋɔina
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ingona
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): ng'ona
• Southern Bantu:
  • Makua:
    • Malawi Lomwe (P331): ekonya/gonya

From ngàndʊ́:

• Sawabantu:
  • Duala (A24): ngando
• Central West Bantu:
  • Nzebi:
    • Teke-Tyee (B73d): ngaana
  • Kongo:
    • Kongo (H16): ngando
  • Umbundu (R11): ongandu
  • Ovambo:
    • Ndonga (R22): ongadu

From ngʊ̀ènà:

• Northeast Coast Bantu:
  • Swahili (G42): ngwena
• Rufiji-Ruvuma:
  • Ruvuma:
    • Yao (P21): ngwena
• Shona:
  • Shona (S10): ngwena
• Southern Bantu
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Lozi (K21): kwena
    • Tswana (S31): kwena
    • Northern Sotho (S32): kwena
    • Sotho (S33): kwena/koena
  • Nguni:
    • Southern Ndebele (S407): íngwenya
    • Xhosa (S41): íngwenya
    • Zulu (S42): íngwenya
    • Swazi (S43): íngwenya
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): íngwenya
  • Tswa-Ronga:
    • Tsonga (S53): ngwenya
  • Venda (S20): ngweṋa

From ngʊ̀ɪ̀nà:

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): ng'wina