bu-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bu"
Kongo
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Noun
bu-
- class 14 noun prefix
- class 14 subject concord
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
Oroqen
Verb
bu-
- to die
Phuthi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
bu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
bu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
Tooro
Alternative forms
- (before vowels) bw-
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
bu-
- class 14 pronominal concord
- it, they; class 14 subject concord
- positive imperative form of -bu- (“it, them; class 14 object concord”)
See also
Tooro personal pronouns
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 414
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.
Prefix
bu-
- Class 14 simple noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bú-
Categories:
- Kongo terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Kongo terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Kongo lemmas
- Kongo prefixes
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele prefixes
- Northern Ndebele subject concords
- Northern Ndebele object concords
- Oroqen lemmas
- Oroqen verbs
- Phuthi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi lemmas
- Phuthi prefixes
- Phuthi noun prefixes
- Phuthi subject concords
- Phuthi object concords
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele prefixes
- Southern Ndebele subject concords
- Southern Ndebele object concords
- Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi lemmas
- Swazi prefixes
- Swazi noun prefixes
- Swazi subject concords
- Swazi object concords
- Tooro terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Tooro terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Tooro terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tooro lemmas
- Tooro prefixes
- Tooro pronominal concords
- Tooro subject concords
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa prefixes
- Xhosa subject concords
- Xhosa object concords
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu simple noun prefixes
- Zulu subject concords
- Zulu object concords