Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bʊ̀-

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Prefix

*bʊ̀-

Class 14 noun prefix.

Descendants

Bangi-Ntomba:
- Lingala: bo-
Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda: bu-
  - Rwanda-Rundi: ubu-
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili: u-
Nyasa:
- Chichewa: u-
Shona: u-
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele: bu-, extended ubu-
  - Phuthi: bu-
  - Swazi: bu-
  - Xhosa: bu-, extended ubu-
  - Zulu: bu-, extended ubu-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho: bo-
  - Tswana: bo-
- Tsonga: vu-

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.