Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/à-

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

*à-

1. Class 1 subject concord.

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Tooro (J12): a-
  • Luganda (J15): a-

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): wa-
  • Chichewa (N31): a-

• Rufiji-Ruvuma:
  • Ruvuma:
    • Yao (Africa) (P21): a- (“3rd person subject concord”)

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Swazi (S43): a-
    • Zulu (S42): a-
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): a-