Northern Ndebele edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix edit

bu-

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

Oroqen edit

Verb edit

bu-

  1. to die

Phuthi edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

bu-

  1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix edit

bu-

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

Southern Ndebele edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix edit

bu-

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

Swazi edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

bu-

  1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix edit

bu-

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

Tooro edit

Alternative forms edit

  • (before vowels) bw-

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

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 edit

References edit

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

Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix edit

bu-

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

Zulu edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

bu-

  1. Class 14 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix edit

bú-

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