bu-

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

1. it; class 14 subject concord.
2. it; class 14 object concord.

Oroqen

Verb

bu-

1. to die

Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

bu-

1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

1. it; class 14 subject concord.
2. it; class 14 object concord.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

1. it; class 14 subject concord.
2. it; class 14 object concord.

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

bu-

1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

1. it; class 14 subject concord.
2. it; class 14 object concord.

Tooro

Alternative forms

• (before vowels) bw-

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βu-/

Prefix

bu-

1. class 14 pronominal concord

   ‎bu- + ‎-nu (“this, these”) → ‎bunu (“this, these (class 14)”)

2. it, they; class 14 subject concord

   ‎bu- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎bukora (“it (class 14) does, they (class 14 do”)

3. positive imperative form of -bu- (“it, them; class 14 object concord”)

   ‎bu- + ‎-ha (“to give”) → ‎buha (“give it (class 14), give them (class 14)”)

See also

Tooro personal pronouns

Class	Person	Independent	Possessive	Subject concord	Object concord	Combined forms
						na	ni
Class 1	First	nyowe, nye	-ange	n-	-n-	nanyowe, nanye	ninyowe, ninye
	Second	iwe	-awe	o-	-ku-	naiwe	niiwe
	Third	uwe	-e	a-	-mu-	nawe	nuwe
Class 2	First	itwe	-aitu	tu-	-tu-	naitwe	niitwe
	Second	inywe	-anyu	mu-	-ba-	nainywe	niinywe
	Third	abo	-abo	ba-	-ba-	nabo	nubo
Class 3		gwo	-agwo	gu-	-gu-	nagwo	nugwo
Class 4		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
Class 5		lyo	-alyo	li-	-li-	nalyo	niryo
Class 6		go	-ago	ga-	-ga-	nago	nugo
Class 7		kyo	-akyo	ki-	-ki-	nakyo	nikyo
Class 8		byo	-abyo	bi-	-bi-	nabyo	nibyo
Class 9		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
Class 10		zo	-azo	zi-	-zi-	nazo	nizo
Class 11		rwo	-arwo	ru-	-ru-	narwo	nurwo
Class 12		ko	-ako	ka-	-ka-	nako	nuko
Class 13		two	-atwo	tu-	-tu-	natwo	nutwo
Class 14		bwo	-abwo	bu-	-bu-	nabwo	nubwo
Class 15		kwo	-akwo	ku-	-ku-	nakwo	nukwo
Class 16		ho	-aho	ha-	-ha-	naho	nuho
Class 17		(kwo)	N/A	ha- (...-yo)	-ha-	N/A	nukwo
Class 18		(mwo)	-amwo	ha- (...-mu)	-ha-	N/A	numwo
Reflexive		-enyini, -onyini	—		-e-	—

• Bu-

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 414

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

1. it; class 14 subject concord.
2. it; class 14 object concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

Prefix

bu-

1. Class 14 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bú-

1. it; class 14 subject concord.
2. it; class 14 object concord.