Proto-Bantoid (hypothesized)
E908713
Proto-Bantoid (hypothesized) is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Bantoid branch of the Niger-Congo language family is believed to have descended.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Bantoid (hypothesized) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothesized language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Bantoid languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Dakoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Grassfields Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarawan Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Mambiloid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Mbam languages ⓘ Northern Bantoid languages ⓘ Southern Bantoid languages ⓘ Tivoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | hypothetical node in Niger-Congo ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
cognate sets in Bantoid languages
ⓘ
regular sound correspondences ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
African linguistics
ⓘ
historical-comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
region north of present Bantu expansion area ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Proto-Bantoid (hypothesized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Bantu languages of sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
modern Bantoid languages of Cameroon ⓘ modern Bantoid languages of Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasLexicon | reconstructed core vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalSystem | reconstructed phoneme inventory ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
exists only as a scholarly reconstruction
ⓘ
not used as a spoken language ⓘ |
| influenced | reconstruction of Proto-Bantu ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Bantoid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Niger-Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | historical linguists ⓘ |
| reconstructionMethod | comparative method ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Proto-Bantu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Benue–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | not directly attested ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Bantoid historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Proto-Atlantic–Congo
NERFINISHED
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Proto-Benue–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeDepth | prehistoric period ⓘ |
| uncertainty | exact subgrouping of Bantoid remains debated ⓘ |
| usedFor |
internal classification of Bantoid languages
ⓘ
modeling Bantu dispersal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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