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ku-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ku"

Indonesian Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

From Malay ku-, from ku, shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. I (personal pronoun)

See also Edit

Further reading Edit

Kambera Edit

Pronoun Edit

ku-

  1. first person singular nominative proclitic

See also Edit

Kambera pronominal clitics
Nominative Genitive Accusative Dative
1sg ku- -nggu -ka -ngga
2sg mu- (u-) -mu -kau -nggau
3sg na- -na -ya -nya
1pl.incl ta- -nda -ta -nda
1pl.excl ma- -ma -kama -nggama
2pl mi- (i-) -mi -kami (-kai) -nggami (-nggai)
3pl da- -da -ha -nja

Makasar Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

ku- (nominative proclitic, Lontara spelling ᨀᨘ)

  1. I
  2. we (first person plural exclusive)

See also Edit

Makasar free and bound pronouns
Independent Absolutive Nominative Possessive
1st sg / 1st pl excl nakke -a' ku- -ku
1st pl excl (archaic) kambe -kang ki- -mang
1st pl incl / 2nd sg polite katte -ki' ki- -ta
2nd sg / pl familiar kau -ko nu- -nu
3rd sg / pl ia -i na- -na

Malay Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

From ku, shortened form of aku, from Proto-Malayic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku, from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

ku- (Jawi spelling کو-‎) (informal)

  1. I (personal pronoun)
    Kutahu.
    I know.

See also Edit

Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard saya / ساي‎
aku/ku- / اکو‎ / كو-‎ (informal/towards God)
-ku / -كو‎ (informal possessive)
hamba / همبا‎ (dated) 		kami / کامي‎ (exclusive)
kita orang / كيت اورڠ‎ (informal exclusive)
kita / کيت‎ (inclusive)
royal beta / بيتا‎
2nd person standard kamu / کامو‎
anda / اندا‎ (formal)
engkau/kau- / اڠکاو‎/ كاو-‎ (informal/towards God)
awak / اوق‎ (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu / -مو‎ (possessive) 		kalian / کاليان‎
kamu semua / كامو سموا‎
kau orang / كاو اورڠ‎ (informal)
royal tuanku / توانكو‎
3rd person standard dia / دي‎
ia / اي‎
beliau / بلياو‎ (honorific)
-nya / -ڽ‎ (possessive) 		mereka / مريک‎
dia orang / دي اورڠ‎ (informal)
royal baginda / بݢيندا‎

Maquiritari Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. Allomorph of k- (first-person-dual-inclusive prefix) used for stems that begin with a consonant and have a first vowel u.

Inflection Edit

Maquiritari personal markers
pronoun noun possessor/
series II verb argument 		postposition object series I verb argument
transitive patient intransitive patient-like intransitive agent-like transitive agent
first person ewü y-, ∅-, ü-, u-1 w-, wi-
first person dual inclusive küwü k-, kü-, ku-, ki- k-, kii-, ki-1
second person amödö ö-, öy-/öd-, o-, oy-/od-, a-, ay-/ad- m-, mi-
first person dual exclusive nña y-/d-, ch-, ∅-, i-1 chö- ∅- n-, ni-
third person tüwü n-, ni-
distant past third person — kün-, kun-, kin-, ken-, küm-, kum-, kim-, kini-
coreferential/reflexive — t-, tü-, tu-, ti-, te- —
reciprocal — — öö-
  1. With following vowel lengthened if in an unreduced open syllable.
series I verb argument:
transitive agent and transitive patient
first person > second person mön-, man-, mon-, möm-, möni-
first person dual exclusive > second person
second person > first person k-, kü-, ku-, ki-
second person > first person dual exclusive
third person > any person X …or… any person X > third person see person X in the chart above

Northern Ndebele Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 3 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

Phuthi Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Etymology 3 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 4 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

Southern Ndebele Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Swahili Edit

Alternative forms Edit

  • (in certain cases before a vowel) kw-

Pronunciation Edit

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. ku class(XV) noun prefix; used before verb stem with eventual object concord to form infinitive
    1. used to form verbnoun
      Kufanya kazi ni muhimu ili kupata pesa.
      Working is important in order to earn money.
    2. used after auxiliary verbs that do not require subject agreement and tense/aspect marking on the dependent verb
      Nataka kukisoma.
      I want to read it.
      Ilisababisha watu kujifunza zaidi.
      It caused people to study more.
      • 2023, “Waasi wa ADF wadaiwa kuwaua raia”, in DW‎[1]:
        Watu wasiopungua kumi wanadaiwa kuuawa na wengine zaidi ya thelathini kujeruhiwa vibaya.
        At least ten people are claimed to have been killed and more than thirty others to have been seriously injured.
    3. used after -a (including in the presense of a subject)
      kitabu cha kufundishia ― book of instruction
      baada ya kipindi kupita ― after the period passes/passed
    4. used after na to replace elided subject agreement and tense/aspect marking
      Nilisoma na kuandika.
      I read and wrote.
  2. ku class(XV)/ku class(XVII) adjective agreement prefix
    Kusafiri ni kuzuri sana.
    Traveling is great.
    mahali kuzuri ― a nice area
See also Edit
Swahili TAM markers
Initial
Positive infinitive ku-/kw-1
Negative infinitive kuto-
Habitual hu-1
Telegrammic ka-1
Final
General (positive indicative) -a
Positive subjunctive -e
Negative present -i
Second person plural -ni
Infix position
positive subject concord
Positive past -li-
Positive present -na-
Positive future -ta-
Negative subjunctive -si-1
Positive present conditional -nge-
Negative present conditional -singe-
Positive past conditional -ngali-
Negative past conditional -singali-
Gnomic -a-1
Perfect -me-
"Already" past -lisha-
"Already" present -mesha-/-sha-
"If/When" -ki-1
"If not" -sipo-
Consecutive -ka-1
Infix position
negative subject concord
Negative past -ku-1
Negative future -ta-
"Not yet" -ja-1
Negative present conditional -nge-
Negative past conditional -ngali-
Relative
Past -li-
Present -na-
Future -taka-
Negative -si-
1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-/-kw- in monosyllabic verbs.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it, there; ku class(XV)/ku class(XVII) subject concord
    Antonym: haku-
    Kutoa kunatokana na moyo.
    Giving comes from the heart.
    Kuna watu wengi nchini wanaotaka amani.
    There are many people in the country who want peace.
See also Edit
Swahili verbal concords (third person)
Class Subject concord Object concord Relative
affirmative negative
m(I) a-, yu- ha-, hayu- -m-, -mw-, -mu- -ye
wa(II) wa- hawa- -wa- -o
m(III) u- hau- -u- -o
mi(IV) i- hai- -i- -yo
ji(V) li- hali- -li- -lo
ma(VI) ya- haya- -ya- -yo
ki(VII) ki- haki- -ki- -cho
vi(VIII) vi- havi- -vi- -vyo
n(IX) i- hai- -i- -yo
n(X) zi- hazi- -zi- -zo
u(XI) u- hau- -u- -o
ku(XV/XVII) ku- haku- -ku- -ko
pa(XVI) pa- hapa- -pa- -po
mu(XVIII) m-, mw-, mu- ham-, hamw-, hamu- -mu- -mo
For a full table including first and second person, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Swazi Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.

Etymology 3 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 4 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

Taos Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. (transitive) Second-person singular subject + third person duoplural object.

Tocharian A Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognates include Ancient Greek χέω (khéō), Sanskrit जुहोति (juhoti), Old Armenian ձեւ (jew), Latin fundō, fūtis and Old English ġēotan, guttas (English gut).

Verb Edit

ku-

  1. to pour
  2. to offer a libation

Tocharian B Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognates include Ancient Greek χέω (khéō), Sanskrit जुहोति (juhoti), Old Armenian ձեւ (jew), Latin fundō, fūtis and Old English ġēotan, guttas (English gut).

Verb Edit

ku-

  1. to pour
  2. to offer a libation

Xhosa Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 3 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

Zulu Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

kú-

  1. you; second-person singular object concord.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. Class 15 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 3 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

kú-

  1. it; class 15 subject concord.
  2. it; class 15 object concord.

Etymology 4 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

Prefix Edit

ku-

  1. Class 17 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 5 Edit

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

Prefix Edit

kú-

  1. it; class 17 subject concord.
  2. it; class 17 object concord.

References Edit

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