Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/kú-

This Proto-Nguni 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-Nguni

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix

*kú-

Second-person singular object concord.

Descendants

Northern Ndebele: ku-
Phuthi: ku-
Swazi: ku-
Xhosa: ku-
Zulu: ku-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix

*kú-

Class 15 subject concord.
Class 15 object concord.

Descendants

Northern Ndebele: ku-
Phuthi: ku-
Swazi: ku-
Xhosa: ku-
Zulu: ku-

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix

*kú-

Class 17 subject concord.
Class 17 object concord.

Descendants

Northern Ndebele: ku-
Phuthi: ku-
Swazi: ku-
Xhosa: ku-
Zulu: ku-

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