Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ǹ-

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.

Proto-Bantu

Prefix

*ǹ-

1. Class 9 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): n-
  • Tooro (J12): en-
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Zulu (S42): n-, extended in-

Prefix

*ǹ-

1. Class 10 noun prefix.

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): n-
  • Tooro (J12): en-
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Zunda:
      • Zulu (S42): zin-, extended izin- (prefixed with the pronominal/verbal concord)

Prefix

*ǹ-

1. 1st person singular subject concord.
2. 1st person singular object concord.

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): n-
  • Tooro (J12): n-