Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/wá-

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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 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀á-.

Prefix

*wá-

  1. Class 1 possessive concord.
Descendants
  • Northern Ndebele: wa-
  • Phuthi: wa-, we-
  • Swazi: wa-, we-
  • Xhosa: wa-
  • Zulu: wa-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́á-.

Prefix

*wá-

  1. Class 3 possessive concord.
Descendants

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *gá-.

Prefix

*wá-

  1. Class 6 subject concord; form of *á- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. Class 6 object concord.

Descendants