Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀kóì

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

Noun

*mʊ̀kóì class 1 (plural *bàkóì class 2)^[1]

relation by marriage

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): umukwe (“son-in-law”)
  - Kabwa (J405): omuko (“brother-in-law, sister-in-law”)
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili (G42): mkwe (“in-law”)
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Xhosa (S41): umkhwe (“brother-in-law of a male”)
  - Zulu (S42): umukhwe (“father-in-law of a male”)
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): mohwe (“father-in-law of a male”)
  - Tswana (S31): mogwê (“son-in-law”)

References

^ Entry 7240 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

[1] Entry 7240 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀kóì

Contents

Proto-Bantu

Noun

Descendants

References

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