gu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gu"

Gwere

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́- (“Class 3 pronominal concord”).

Prefix

gu-

1. Class 3 pronominal concord.

References

• Kagaya, Ryohei (2006), A Gwere Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page iii

Jita

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́- (“Class 3 subject concord”).

Prefix

gu-

1. Class 3 subject concord.

References

• Kagaya, Ryohei (2005), A Jita Vocabulary‎^[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 85

Tooro

Alternative forms

• (before vowels) gw-

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu-/

Prefix

gu-

1. class 3 pronominal concord

   ‎gu- + ‎-nu (“this, these”) → ‎gunu (“this (class 3)”)

2. it; class 3 subject concord

   ‎gu- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎gukora (“it (class 3) does”)

3. positive imperative form of -gu- (“it; class 3 object concord”)

   ‎gu- + ‎-ha (“to give”) → ‎guha (“give it (class 3)”)

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	bo	-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-	—

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 413-414