Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/úmu-

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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[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

*úmu-

  1. Class 1 noun prefix.
Descendants[edit]
  • Northern Ndebele: umu-, um-
  • Phuthi: mu-
  • Swazi: umu-, um-
  • Xhosa: um-
  • Zulu: umu-, um-

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

*úmu-

  1. Class 3 noun prefix.
Descendants[edit]
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