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bu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bu"

Japanese

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Romanization

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bu-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶ

Kongo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Noun

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bu-

  1. class 14 noun prefix
  2. class 14 subject concord

Northern Ndebele

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

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bu-

  1. it; class 14 subject concord.
  2. it; class 14 object concord.

Oroqen

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Verb

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bu-

  1. to die

Phuthi

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

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bu-

  1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

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bu-

  1. it; class 14 subject concord.
  2. it; class 14 object concord.

Southern Ndebele

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

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bu-

  1. it; class 14 subject concord.
  2. it; class 14 object concord.

Swazi

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

Prefix

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bu-

  1. Class 14 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

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bu-

  1. it; class 14 subject concord.
  2. it; class 14 object concord.

Tooro

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Alternative forms

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  • (before vowels) bw-

Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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bu-

  1. class 14 pronominal concord
    ‎bu- + ‎-nu (“this, these”) → ‎bunu (“this, these (class 14)”)
  2. it, they; class 14 subject concord
    ‎bu- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎bukora (“it (class 14) does, they (class 14 do”)
  3. positive imperative form of -bu- (“it, them; class 14 object concord”)
    ‎bu- + ‎-ha (“to give”) → ‎buha (“give it (class 14), give them (class 14)”)

See also

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Tooro personal pronouns
Class Person Independent Possessive Subject concord Object concord Combined forms
na ni
Class 1 First nyowe, nye -ange n- -n- nanyowe, nanye ninyowe, ninye
Second iwe -awe o- -ku- naiwe niiwe
Third uwe -e a- -mu- nawe nuwe
Class 2 First itwe -aitu tu- -tu- naitwe niitwe
Second inywe -anyu mu- -ba- nainywe niinywe
Third abo -abo ba- -ba- nabo nubo
Class 3 gwo -agwo gu- -gu- nagwo nugwo
Class 4 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
Class 5 lyo -alyo li- -li- nalyo niryo
Class 6 go -ago ga- -ga- nago nugo
Class 7 kyo -akyo ki- -ki- nakyo nikyo
Class 8 byo -abyo bi- -bi- nabyo nibyo
Class 9 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
Class 10 zo -azo zi- -zi- nazo nizo
Class 11 rwo -arwo ru- -ru- narwo nurwo
Class 12 ko -ako ka- -ka- nako nuko
Class 13 two -atwo tu- -tu- natwo nutwo
Class 14 bwo -abwo bu- -bu- nabwo nubwo
Class 15 kwo -akwo ku- -ku- nakwo nukwo
Class 16 ho -aho ha- -ha- naho nuho
Class 17 (kwo) N/A ha-
(...-yo) 		-ha- N/A nukwo
Class 18 (mwo) -amwo ha-
(...-mu) 		-ha- N/A numwo
Reflexive -enyini, -onyini — -e- —

References

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  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 414

Xhosa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

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bu-

  1. it; class 14 subject concord.
  2. it; class 14 object concord.

Zulu

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

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bu-

  1. Class 14 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

Prefix

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bú-

  1. it; class 14 subject concord.
  2. it; class 14 object concord.
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