IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay mu-, from mu, shortened form of kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
mu-
MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
From mu, shortened form of kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
mu-
See alsoEdit
Malay personal pronouns
SwahiliEdit
Etymology 1Edit
See m-.
PrefixEdit
mu-
- Alternative form of m-.
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Bantu *mu-.
Alternative formsEdit
- mw- (before a vowel)
PrefixEdit
mu-
- The prefix for noun class 18 denoting a locative that implies position within something.
See alsoEdit
ZuluEdit
PrefixEdit
mu- (basic noun prefix)
- Basic (augmentless) form of umu-
PrefixEdit
-mu- (object concord)
Usage notesEdit
The form -mu- is used with stems that have only one syllable, such as -dla. With stems of more than one syllable, it is shortened to -m-.
See alsoEdit
Class 1 concords[edit]
| Full noun prefix: | umu-2, um-, u-3 |
| Basic noun prefix: | mu-2, m-, -3 |
| Subject concord: | u-, -ka- |
| Object concord: | -mu-2, -m- |
| Possessive concord: | wa- |
| Adjective concord: | omu-1, om- |
| Relative concord: | o- |
| Pronoun: | yena, -ye, -khe1 |
| 1 With possessive concords. 2 With single-syllable stems. 3 With class 1a nouns. |
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| See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table. | |
Class 3 concords[edit]