Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/dʊ̀-

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.

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Proto-Bantu

Prefix

*dʊ̀-

Class 11 noun prefix.

Descendants

Bangi-Ntomba:
- Lingala (C30B): lo-
Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda (J15): lu-
  - Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): uru-
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili (G42): u-
Shona (S10): ru-
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni:
  - Swazi (S43): lu-
  - Xhosa (S41): lu-, extended ulu-, contracts to u-
  - Zulu (S42): lu-, extended ulu-, contracts to u-
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Tswana (S31): lo-

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