Appendix:Proto-Bantu Swadesh list

The following Proto-Bantu reconstructions are derived from the 100-word Swadesh list. Two versions are given, as quoted in Bastin (2019) and Schadeberg (2003) respectively. Both sources use BLR2 (Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 2) originally published in 1999.

Bostoen (2019)
The selected Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 2 (BLR2) reconstructions below are from Bastin, et al. (1999), as quoted in Bostoen (2019). 92 concepts, from the 100-word Swadesh list are given.


 * Notes

Other well-established Proto-Bantu forms (coded 1 or 1(a) in BLR2) that are on the Swadesh 200-word list and/or the Leipzig-Jakarta list:

Schadeberg (2003)
The following list of Proto-Bantu reconstructions is listed in Schadeberg (2003: 160-163). The reconstructions themselves are from BLR2 (Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 2). Distribution notes, provided in Schadeberg (2003), are sourced from Bastin, Coupez and Mann (1999).


 * Notes
 * In the Parts of speech column, noun class categories are provided.
 * In the Distribution column, Guthrie zone letters A-S are given. Lower case zones denote unexplained phonological or morphological deviations. Dashes denote lack of reflexes.