Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/sí-

This Proto-Nguni 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-Nguni

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *tʊ́-, via an intermediate form *tɪ́-.

Prefix

*sí-

  1. First-person plural object concord.
Descendants
  • Northern Ndebele: si-
  • Phuthi: si-
  • Swazi: si-
  • Xhosa: si-
  • Zulu: si-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-.

Prefix

*sí-

  1. Class 7 subject concord.
  2. Class 7 object concord.
Descendants
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