Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì

→ Fanagalo nyoni (inherited)

→ Kikuyu nyoni (inherited)

→ Luganda ennyonyi (inherited)

→ Northern Ndebele inyoni (inherited)

→ Southern Ndebele inyoni (inherited)

→ Rwanda-Rundi inyoni (inherited)

→ Swazi inyoni (inherited)

→ Swahili nyuni (inherited)

→ Mwani nyuni (inherited)

→ Xhosa inyoni (inherited)

→ Zulu inyoni (inherited)