uyu

See also: üyü, UYU, and -üyü

Bemba

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-jʊ̀-. Cognate with Chichewa uyu (“Class 1 locational near demonstrative”), Tumbuka uyu (“Class 1 demonstrative”) and Yao (Africa) aju (“Class 1 locational near demonstrative”).

Determiner

uyu

  1. Class 1 demonstrative, this

See also

  • uyo (“Class 1 demonstrative - "that")”)

References

  • Reverend E. Hoch (1998), Bemba - English/English - Bemba‎[1], Hippocrene Books, page 218

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-jʊ̀-. Cognate with Tumbuka uyu (“Class 1 demonstrative”) and Yao (Africa) aju (“Class 1 locational near demonstrative”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈu.ju/

Determiner

uyu

  1. Class 1 locational near demonstrative, this (referring to a nearby person)

Derived terms

  • -yu (“Class 1 suffixed near demonstrative”)

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-jʊ̀-. Cognate with Chichewa uyu (“Class 1 locational near demonstrative”) and Yao (Africa) aju (“Class 1 locational near demonstrative”).

Determiner

uyu

  1. Class 1 demonstrative, this

See also

  • uyo (“Class 1 demonstrative - that”)

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[2], Central Africana Limited, page 151

Turkish

Verb

uyu

  1. second-person singular imperative of uyumak
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