< Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni
Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/yá-
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Proto-Nguni
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *gíá-.
Prefix
*yá-
- Class 4 possessive concord.
Descendants
- Northern Ndebele: ya-
- Phuthi: ya-, ye-
- Swazi: ya-, ye-
- Xhosa: ya-
- Zulu: ya-
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀á-.
Prefix
*yá-
- Class 9 possessive concord.
Descendants
- Northern Ndebele: ya-
- Phuthi: ya-, ye-
- Swazi: ya-, ye-
- Xhosa: ya-
- Zulu: ya-