Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀-

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

*dʊ̀-

Class 11 noun prefix.

Descendants

Bangi-Tetela:
- Bangi-Ntomba:
  - Bangi-Moi:
    - Lingala (C30B): lo-

Bende (F12): lu-

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Proto-Sabaki: *lu- (see there for further descendants)
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Nyoro-Ganda:
    - Luganda (J15): lu-
  - Logooli-Kuria:
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ru-

Mbukushu (K333): ru-

Botatwe:
- Fwe (K402): ru-

Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Mbinga:
  - Matengo (N13): lu-

Nyasa:
- Tumbuka (N21): lu-

Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Ruvuma:
  - Yao (Africa) (P21): lu-

Shona:
- Shona (S10): ru-

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Swazi (S43): lu-
  - Xhosa (S41): lu-
  - Zulu (S42): lu-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Tswana (S31): lo-

Derived terms

*dʊ́-dʊ̀-
- Northeast Bantu:
  - Northeast Coast Bantu:
    - Proto-Sabaki: *ulu-
  - Great Lakes Bantu:
    - Nyoro-Ganda:
      - Tooro (J12): oru-
    - Logooli-Kuria:
      - Kabwa (J405): oru-
    - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): uru-
- Kavango-Southwest Bantu:
  - Ovambo:
    - Ndonga (R22): olu-
- Southern Bantu:
  - Nguni:
    - Xhosa (S41): ulu-, contracts to u-
    - Zulu (S42): ulu-, contracts to u-