Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/jʊ̀-

This Proto-Bantu 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-Bantu

Prefix

*jʊ̀-

  1. Class 1 pronominal concord.

Descendants

  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Rufiji-Ruvuma:
    • Mbinga:
      • Matengo (N13): ju- (“3rd person singular subject concord”)
  • Nyasa:
    • Tumbuka (N21): yu- (“Class 1 numerical concord”), uyu (“Class 1 demonstrative”)
    • Chichewa (N31): u- (“Class 1 pronominal concord”), uyu (“Class 1 locational near demonstrative”), -yu (“Class 1 suffixed demonstrative”)
  • Rufiji-Ruvuma:
    • Ruvuma:
      • Yao (P21): ju- (“Class 1 pronominal concord”), aju (“Class 1 locational near demonstrative”), -ju (“Class 1 suffixed demonstrative”)
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