Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/u-

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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[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

*u- (medial *wu-)

  1. Second-person singular subject concord.

Descendants[edit]

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