bu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bu"

Japanese

Romanization

bu-

Rōmaji transcription of ぶ

Kongo

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Noun

bu-

class 14 noun prefix
class 14 subject concord

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

it; class 14 subject concord.
it; class 14 object concord.

Oroqen

Verb

bu-

to die

Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

bu-

Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

it; class 14 subject concord.
it; class 14 object concord.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

it; class 14 subject concord.
it; class 14 object concord.

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

bu-

Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

it; class 14 subject concord.
it; class 14 object concord.

Tooro

Alternative forms

(before vowels) bw-

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /βu-/

Prefix

bu-

class 14 pronominal concord
‎bu- + ‎-nu (“this, these”) → ‎bunu (“this, these (class 14)”)
it, they; class 14 subject concord
‎bu- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎bukora (“it (class 14) does, they (class 14 do”)
positive imperative form of -bu- (“it, them; class 14 object concord”)
‎bu- + ‎-ha (“to give”) → ‎buha (“give it (class 14), give them (class 14)”)

Tooro personal pronouns
class	person	independent	possessive	subject concord	object concord	combined forms
class	person	independent	possessive	subject concord	object concord	na	ni
class 1	first	nyowe, nye	-ange	n-	-n-	nanyowe, nanye	ninyowe, ninye
	second	iwe	-awe	o-	-ku-	naiwe	niiwe
	third	uwe	-e	a-	-mu-	nawe	nuwe
class 2	first	itwe	-aitu	tu-	-tu-	naitwe	niitwe
	second	inywe	-anyu	mu-	-ba-	nainywe	niinywe
	third	abo	-abo	ba-	-ba-	nabo	nubo
class 3		gwo	-agwo	gu-	-gu-	nagwo	nugwo
class 4		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
class 5		lyo	-alyo	li-	-li-	nalyo	niryo
class 6		go	-ago	ga-	-ga-	nago	nugo
class 7		kyo	-akyo	ki-	-ki-	nakyo	nikyo
class 8		byo	-abyo	bi-	-bi-	nabyo	nibyo
class 9		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
class 10		zo	-azo	zi-	-zi-	nazo	nizo
class 11		rwo	-arwo	ru-	-ru-	narwo	nurwo
class 12		ko	-ako	ka-	-ka-	nako	nuko
class 13		two	-atwo	tu-	-tu-	natwo	nutwo
class 14		bwo	-abwo	bu-	-bu-	nabwo	nubwo
class 15		kwo	-akwo	ku-	-ku-	nakwo	nukwo
class 16		ho	-aho	ha-	-ha-	naho	nuho
class 17		(kwo)	N/A	ha- (...-yo)	-ha-	N/A	nukwo
class 18		(mwo)	-amwo	ha- (...-mu)	-ha-	N/A	numwo
reflexive		-enyini, -onyini	—		-e-	—

Bu-

References

Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 414

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bu-

it; class 14 subject concord.
it; class 14 object concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

Prefix

bu-

Class 14 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

bú-

it; class 14 subject concord.
it; class 14 object concord.