bu-

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *bú-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

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

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Oroqen

Verb

bu-

1. to die

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Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *úbu-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

bu-

1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *bú-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

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

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *bú-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

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

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Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *úbu-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

bu-

1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *bú-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

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

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *bú-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

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

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Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

Prefix

bu-

1. Class 14 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *bú-, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

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