Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ntóndʊ̀à
Proto-Bantu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-tondua (“star”).
Noun
*ntóndʊ̀à class 9 (plural *ntóndʊ̀à class 10)[1]
Descendants
From ntóndʊ̀à:
- Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Ruvuma:
- Yao (Africa) (P21): ndondwa
- Makonde (P23): inondwa
- Ruvuma:
- Southern Bantu:
- Makua:
- Makhuwa-Meetto (P31B): itthoottwa
- Makua:
From dʊ̀ntóndʊ̀à: (shifted to class 11)
- Rufiji-Ruvuma:
From *ntóndʊ̀è:
- Kilombero:
- Kibena (G63): ulutondwe (shifted to class 11)
From *ntàndá: