Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ́-

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

*kʊ́-

1. Class 15 pronominal concord.
2. Class 15 subject concord.
3. Class 15 object concord.

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): ku-
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): ku-
    • Tooro (J12): ku-

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): ku-
  • Chichewa (N31): ku-

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *kú-
    • Northern Ndebele: ku-
    • Phuthi: ku-
    • Swazi: ku-
    • Xhosa: ku-
    • Zulu: ku-
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): ho-

Prefix

*kʊ́-

1. Class 17 pronominal concord.
2. Class 17 subject concord.
3. Class 17 object concord.

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): ku-, -ku-

• Nyasa:
  • Tumbuka (N21): ku-
  • Chichewa (N31): ku-

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *kú-
    • Northern Ndebele: ku-
    • Phuthi: ku-
    • Swazi: ku-
    • Xhosa: ku-
    • Zulu: ku-
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): ho-