Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/úlu-

This Proto-Nguni 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-Nguni

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-dʊ̀-.

Prefix

*úlu-

1. Class 11 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Northern Ndebele: u-
• Phuhi: (merges into class 5 li-)
• Swazi: lu-
• Xhosa: ulu-, u-
• Zulu: ulu-, u-