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-

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-

Class 7 subject concord.
Class 7 object concord.

Descendants

Northern Ndebele: si-
Phuthi: si-
Swazi: si-
Xhosa: si-
Zulu: si-