ubu-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ubu"
Bemba
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
ubu-.
- Class 14 noun prefix.
References
- Reverend E. Hoch (1998), Bemba - English/English - Bemba[1], Hippocrene Books, pages 212-213
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
ubu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utshw- or utsh-.
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
ubu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
ubu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utjw- or utj-.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
ubu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utyw- or uty-.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.
Prefix
úbu-
- Class 14 noun prefix.
Usage notes
The variant form ub- is used before stems beginning with the vowel o. Before the vowel a, the prefix becomes utshw- or utsh-.
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “uɓu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “uɓu-”