Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀kɪ́dà

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

*mʊ̀kɪ́dà class 3 (plural *mɪ̀kɪ́dà class 4)

1. tail

Descendants

• Ngondi-Ngiri:
  • Mbati (C13): mela
• Bwisi (B401): mukila
• Nzebi:
  • Teke-Tyee (B73d): mukili
• Nyali:
  • Budu (D332): mʊya
  • Ndaka (D333): ʊ̀mɪ̀yá
  • Mbo (Congo) (D334): ʊ̀mɪ̀ya
  • Vanuma (D331): mʊ̀lɪ̀yá
  • Nyali (D33): mʊ̀lá
• Northeastern Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): mkia
  • Thagiicu:
    • Kikuyu (E51): mũcuthĩ, gĩcuthĩ
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): omukira
    • Tooro (J12): omukira
    • Ikizu (J402): ʉmʉkɨra
    • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): omuhira
    • Gwere (J17): mukira
    • Gungu (J101): mwinkira
    • Kabwa (J405): omukira
• Chichewa (N31): mchira
• Kituba (H10A): mukila
• Lingala (C30B): mokíla
• Nzadi (B865): okya
• Ruwund (L53): mukil
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Zunda:
      • Northern Ndebele (S44): umsila
      • Xhosa (S41): umsila
      • Zulu (S42): umsila
    • Tekela:
      • Swazi (S43): umsila
  • Venda (S20): mutshila