Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/bá-

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 *bá-.

Prefix

*bá-

  1. Class 2 subject concord.
  2. Class 2 object concord.
Descendants
  • Northern Ndebele: ba-
  • Phuthi: ba-
  • Swazi: ba-
  • Xhosa: ba-
  • Zulu: ba-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

Prefix

*bá-

  1. Class 2 possessive concord.
Descendants

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

Prefix

*bá-

  1. Class 14 possessive concord.
Descendants
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