Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀-

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

*dʊ̀-

Class 11 noun prefix.

Descendants

Bangi-Tetela:
- Bangi-Ntomba:
  - Bangi-Moi:
    - Lingala (C30B): lo-

Bende (F12): lu-

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Sabaki:
    - Swahili:
      - Swahili (G42): u-
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Nyoro-Ganda:
    - Luganda (J15): lu-
- Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): uru-

Nyasa:
- Tumbuka (N21): lu-

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

Shona:
- Shona (S10): ru-

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Swazi (S43): lu-
  - Xhosa (S41): lu-, extended ulu-, contracts to u-
  - Zulu (S42): lu-, extended ulu-, contracts to u-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Tswana (S31): lo-