Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/kwá-

This Proto-Nguni 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-Nguni

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á-.

Prefix

*kwá-

1. Class 15 possessive concord.

Descendants

• Northern Ndebele: kwa-
• Phuthi: kwa-, kwe-
• Swazi: kwa-, kwe-
• Xhosa: kwa-
• Zulu: kwa-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á-.

Prefix

*kwá-

1. Class 17 possessive concord.

Descendants

• Zulu: kwa-