Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/wá-

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 *jʊ̀á-

Prefix

*wá-

Class 1 possessive concord.

Descendants

Northern Ndebele: wa-
Phuthi: wa-, we-
Swazi: wa-, we-
Xhosa: wa-
Zulu: wa-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-

Prefix

*wá-

Class 3 possessive concord.

Descendants

Northern Ndebele: wa-, we-
Phuthi: wa-, we-
Swazi: wa-, we-
Xhosa: wa-
Zulu: wa-

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

Prefix

*wá-

Class 6 subject concord; form of *á- used when another prefix precedes.
Class 6 object concord.

Descendants

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

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