Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/u-

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

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix

*u- (medial *wu-)

1. Second-person singular subject concord.

Descendants

• Northern Ndebele: u-
• Phuthi: u-
• Swazi: u-
• Xhosa: u-
• Zulu: u-