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ru-

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Chuukese

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Prefix

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ru-

  1. two

Curripaco

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Prefix

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ru-

  1. third person singular feminine agent marker

References

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  • Swintha Danielsen, Tania Granadillo, Agreement in two Arawak languages, in The Typology of Semantic Alignment (edited by Mark Donohue, Søren Wichmann) (2008, →ISBN, page 398

Shona

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-dʊ̀-.

Prefix

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ru-

  1. Class 11 noun prefix.

Tocharian A

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Etymology

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Verb

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ru-

  1. to open

Tocharian B

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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ru-

  1. to open

Tooro

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Alternative forms

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  • (before vowels) rw-

Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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ru-

  1. class 11 pronominal concord
    ru- + ‎-nu (this, these) → ‎runu (this (class 11))
  2. it; class 11 subject concord
    ru- + ‎-kora (to do) → ‎rukora (it (class 11) does)
  3. positive imperative form of -ru- (it; class 11 object concord)
    ru- + ‎-ha (to give) → ‎ruha (give it (class 11))

See also

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References

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  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 414