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Proto-Bantu *k and *g in the Mbam languages: A problem in classification

Language in Africa, 2022
The Bantu Mbam languages of Cameroun appear at first glance as a very coherent unit, in spite of having been put by Guthrie (1953) in two different groups (A40 and A60). Indeed they differ in their treatment of the two Proto-Bantu velar stops *k and *g, the latter being generally quite diagnostic in differentiating among larger Bantu units.
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What can be assumed for Proto-Bantu?

2008
Abstract Since the general historical background to Bantu may not be familiar to all readers, it is briefly sketched here, then followed by an outline of the linguistic methodology used. (Narrow) Bantu languages are said to form a discrete family within Niger-Congo, the largest linguistic phylum in the world with over 1,500 languages ...
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Causative and Passive High Tone in Bantu: Spurious or Proto? [PDF]

open access: yesUC Berkeley PhonLab Annual Report, 2018
The purpose of this study is to survey and evaluate the tonal effects of the two Bantu vocalic verb extensions *-i- ‘causative’ and *-ʊ- ‘passive’ in order to determine whether they carried a H in Proto-Bantu (PB)
Hyman, Larry M., Hyman, Larry M.,
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Et si le proto-bantu était aussi une langue … avec ses contraintes et ses déséquilibres

Diachronica, 2008
This article aims to define the phonological structure of Proto-Bantu lexical units on the basis of frequencies of reconstructed consonant co-occurrences. Starting from the main reconstructions given in BLR3, I present evidence for the presence of unexpected frequencies indicating imbalances in two directions.
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Réflexe du Proto-bantu Muhíndo dans dix langues bantu dans la zone J

Revue du Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de l Université Pédagogique Nationale
Comme l’affirme Michel Beaud, « aucun travail ne s‘accomplit dans la solitude ». Kahíndo et Muhíndo sont deux anthroponymes qui constituent un des chapitres de notre thèse doctorale. Cette publication est un appel à contribution en matière d’explication diachronique et synchronique.
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