< Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni
Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/bá-
Proto-Nguni
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bá-.
Prefix
*bá-
- Class 2 subject concord.
- Class 2 object concord.
Descendants
- Northern Ndebele: ba-
- Phuthi: ba-
- Swazi: ba-
- Xhosa: ba-
- Zulu: ba-
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *báá-.
Prefix
*bá-
- Class 2 possessive concord.
Descendants
- Northern Ndebele: ba-, be-
- Phuthi: ba-, be-
- Swazi: ba-, be-
- Xhosa: ba-
- Zulu: ba-
Etymology 3
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.
Prefix
*bá-
- Class 14 possessive concord.
Descendants
- Northern Ndebele: ba-, be-
- Phuthi: ba-, be-
- Swazi: ba-, be-
- Xhosa: ba-
- Zulu: ba-