Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
nkócì
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
*nkócì
class
9
(
plural
*nkócì
class
10
)
[
1
]
lion
Synonym:
*ncímbá
Descendants
Bangi-Tetela:
Bangi-Ntomba:
Bangi-Moi:
Lingala
(
C30B
):
nkosi
Bangi
(
C32
):
nkosi
Mongo:
Mongo
(
C61
):
nkosi
Kongo:
creole or pidgin:
Kituba
(
H10A
):
nkosi
Kongo
(
H16
):
nkosi
References
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Entry 1872 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3