Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀-

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms 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

*kʊ̀-

1. 2nd person singular object concord.

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): -ku-
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): ku-
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *kú-
    • Northern Ndebele: ku-
    • Phuthi: ku-
    • Swazi: ku-
    • Xhosa: ku-
    • Zulu: ku-

Prefix

*kʊ̀-

1. Class 15 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Bangi-Ntomba:
  • Lingala (C30B): ko-
• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): ku-
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): uku-
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): ku-
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): ku-
• Shona (S10): ku-
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): ku-, extended uku-
    • Phuthi (S404): ku-
    • Swazi (S43): ku-
    • Xhosa (S41): ku-, extended uku-
    • Zulu (S42): ku-, extended uku-
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): ho-
    • Tswana (S31): go-
  • Tsonga (S53): ku-
  • Venda (S20): u-

Prefix

*kʊ̀-

1. Class 17 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): ku-
• Shona (S10): ku-
• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): ku-
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): ku-, extended uku-
    • Xhosa (S41): ku-, extended uku-
    • Zulu (S42): ku-, extended uku-
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): ho-
    • Tswana (S31): go-