Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/bá-

This Proto-Nguni entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Nguni

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

Prefix

*bá-

1. Class 2 subject concord.
2. Class 2 object concord.

Descendants

• Northern Ndebele: ba-
• Phuthi: ba-
• Swazi: ba-
• Xhosa: ba-
• Zulu: ba-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

*bá-

1. Class 2 possessive concord.

Descendants

• Northern Ndebele: ba-, be-
• Phuthi: ba-, be-
• Swazi: ba-, be-
• Xhosa: ba-
• Zulu: ba-

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

*bá-

1. Class 14 possessive concord.

Descendants

• Northern Ndebele: ba-, be-
• Phuthi: ba-, be-
• Swazi: ba-, be-
• Xhosa: ba-
• Zulu: ba-