Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
bʊ̀-
This Proto-Bantu 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-Bantu
Prefix
*bʊ̀-
Class 14 noun prefix.
Descendants
Bangi-Tetela:
Bangi-Ntomba:
Bangi-Moi:
Lingala
(
C30B
):
bo-
Bende
(
F12
):
bhu-
Northeast Bantu:
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Sabaki:
Swahili:
Swahili
(
G42
):
u-
Great Lakes Bantu:
Nyoro-Ganda:
Tooro
(
J12
):
obu-
Luganda
(
J15
):
bu-
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
ubu-
Mbukushu
(
K333
):
ghu-
Rufiji-Ruvuma:
Mbinga:
Matengo
(
N13
):
u-
Nyasa:
Tumbuka
(
N21
):
u-
Chichewa
(
N31
):
u-
Rufiji-Ruvuma:
Ruvuma:
Yao
(
P21
):
u-
Kavango-Southwest Bantu:
Southwest Bantu:
Ovambo:
Ndonga
(
R22
):
uu-
Shona:
Shona
(
S10
):
u-
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Northern Ndebele
(
S44
):
bu-
, extended
ubu-
Phuthi
(
S404
):
bu-
Swazi
(
S43
):
bu-
Xhosa
(
S41
):
bu-
, extended
ubu-
Zulu
(
S42
):
bu-
, extended
ubu-
Sotho-Tswana:
Sotho
(
S33
):
bo-
Tswana
(
S31
):
bo-
Tsonga
(
S53
):
vu-