Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀kʊ́nì

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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

Compare with Proto-Yoruboid *í-gĩ

Noun

*dʊ̀kʊ́nì class 11 (plural *nkʊ́nì class 10)^[1]

firewood

Descendants

Nyasa:
- Chichewa (N31): nkhuni
- Tumbuka (N21): khuni (“tree”)
Northeast Coast Bantu:
- Mwani (G403): lukuni
- Swahili (G42): kuni
Nzadi (B865): ekun
Shona (S10): rukuni
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Tekela:
    - Swazi (S43): lukhuni
  - Zunda:
    - Zulu (S42): ukhuni
- Venda (S20): khuni

References

^ Entry 2042 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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