Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀-

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

*kʊ̀-

2nd person singular object concord.

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili (G42): -ku-
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda (J15): ku-

Nyasa:
- Chichewa (N31): -ku-

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *kú-
  - Northern Ndebele: ku-
  - Phuthi: ku-
  - Swazi: ku-
  - Xhosa: ku-
  - Zulu: ku-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Tswana (S31): go-

Prefix

*kʊ̀-

Class 15 noun prefix.

Descendants

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

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Sabaki:
    - Swahili:
      - Swahili (G42): ku-
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda (J15): ku-
  - Masaba-Luhya:
    - Nyole (Uganda) (J35): ohu-
  - Logooli-Kuria:
    - Ikizu (J402): uku-
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): uku-

Nyasa:
- Tonga (Malawi) (N15): ku-
- Tumbuka (N21): ku-
- Chichewa (N31): ku-

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

Shona:
- Shona (S10): ku-

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele (S44): ku-, extended uku-
  - Phuthi (S404): ku-
  - Swazi (S43): ku-
  - Xhosa (S41): ku-, extended uku-
  - Zulu (S42): ku-, extended uku-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): ho-
  - Tswana (S31): go-
- Tsonga (S53): ku-
- Venda (S20): u-

Prefix

*kʊ̀-

Class 17 noun prefix.

Descendants

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

Shona:
- Shona (S10): ku-

Northeast Bantu:
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili (G42): ku-
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Northern Ndebele (S44): ku-, extended uku-
  - Xhosa (S41): ku-, extended uku-
  - Zulu (S42): ku-, extended uku-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho (S33): ho-
  - Tswana (S31): go-