ubu-
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Northern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
ubu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utshw- or utsh-.
Southern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
ubu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utjw- or utj-.
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
ubu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utyw- or uty-.
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
úbu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utshw- or utsh-.
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “uɓu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “uɓu-”
Categories:
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele prefixes
- Northern Ndebele noun prefixes
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele prefixes
- Southern Ndebele noun prefixes
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa prefixes
- Xhosa noun prefixes
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu noun prefixes