bu-
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix edit
bu-
Oroqen edit
Verb edit
bu-
- to die
Phuthi edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
bu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix edit
bu-
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix edit
bu-
Swazi edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
bu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix edit
bu-
Tooro edit
Alternative forms edit
- (before vowels) bw-
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
bu-
- class 14 pronominal concord
- it, they; class 14 subject concord
- positive imperative form of -bu- (“it, them; class 14 object concord”)
See also edit
Tooro personal pronouns
References edit
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix edit
bu-
Zulu edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
bu-
- Class 14 simple noun prefix.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix edit
bú-