Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bʊ̀-

This Proto-Bantu 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-Bantu

Prefix

*bʊ̀-

Class 14 noun prefix.

Descendants

Bangi-Ntomba:
- Lingala (C30B): bo-

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Sabaki:
    - Swahili:
      - Swahili (G42): u-
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Nyoro-Ganda:
    - Tooro (J12): obu-
    - Luganda (J15): bu-
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): ubu-

Nyasa:
- Tumbuka (N21): u-
- Chichewa (N31): u-

Rufiji-Ruvuma:
- Ruvuma:
  - Yao (P21): u-

Shona:
- Shona (S10): u-

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele (S44): bu-, extended ubu-
  - Phuthi (S404): bu-
  - Swazi (S43): bu-
  - Xhosa (S41): bu-, extended ubu-
  - Zulu (S42): bu-, extended ubu-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): bo-
  - Tswana (S31): bo-
- Tsonga (S53): vu-