Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀tɪ́mà

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

Cognates outside of Bantu include Proto-Grassfields *tím` (“heart”) and Tiv ishima (“heart”)

Verb

*mʊ̀tɪ́mà class 3 (plural *mɪ̀tɪ́mà class 4)

1. heart

   Synonym: *mʊ̀jòjò

Descendants

• Boan:
  • Bhele (D31): mèémà
  • Kaiku (D312): mèmá
  • Bera (D32): mòlémà
  • Amba (D22): mòlèmá
• Nyali:
  • Budu (D332): mʊtʊma
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): mtima, mitima
  • Tumbuka (N21): mtima

• Northeastern Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): mtima
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): umutima
    • Luganda (J15): omutima
    • Tooro (J12): omutima
    • Nyankole (J13): omutima
• Njila
  • Herero (R30): omutima
  • Kimbundu (H21): muxima
  • Umbundu (R11): utima
• Bemba (M42): mutima, mitima
• Kongo (H16): ntima
• Lingala (C30B): motéma
• Shona (S10): murima
• Northwest Bantu
  • Basaa-Yaunde
    • Fang (Bantu) (A75): nlem
    • Ewondo (A72): nnem
  • Sawabantu
    • Duala (A24): mulema
• Southern Bantu:
  • Makua:
    • Takwane (P31C): murima
    • Lomwe (P32): murima