"mʊ̀tʊ́à" meaning in Proto-Bantu

See mʊ̀tʊ́à in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bàtʊ́à [class-2, plural]
  1. pygmy, dwarf, hunter-gatherer, bushman, autochthon Tags: class-1, reconstruction

Inflected forms

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