Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/lwá-

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

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́á-.

Prefix

*lwá-

1. Class 11 possessive concord.

Descendants

• Northern Ndebele: lwa-
• Swazi: lwa-, lwe-
• Xhosa: lwa-
• Zulu: lwa-