Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ́-

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words 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

*kʊ́-

Class 15 pronominal concord.
Class 15 subject concord.
Class 15 object concord.

Descendants

Great Lakes Bantu:
- Luganda: ku-
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *kú-
  - Northern Ndebele: ku-
  - Phuthi: ku-
  - Swazi: ku-
  - Xhosa: ku-
  - Zulu: ku-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho: ho-

Prefix

*kʊ́-

Class 17 pronominal concord.
Class 17 subject concord.
Class 17 object concord.

Descendants

Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *kú-
  - Northern Ndebele: ku-
  - Phuthi: ku-
  - Swazi: ku-
  - Xhosa: ku-
  - Zulu: ku-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Sotho: ho-