bu-
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
- it; class 14 subject concord.
- it; class 14 object concord.
Oroqen
Verb
bu-
- to die
Phuthi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
bu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
- it; class 14 subject concord.
- it; class 14 object concord.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
- it; class 14 subject concord.
- it; class 14 object concord.
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
bu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
- it; class 14 subject concord.
- it; class 14 object concord.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bu-
- it; class 14 subject concord.
- it; class 14 object concord.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.
Prefix
bu-
- Class 14 simple noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.
Prefix
bú-
- it; class 14 subject concord.
- it; class 14 object concord.