lu-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lu"
Bende
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-
Prefix
lu-
- Class 11 noun prefix.
References
- Yuko Abe (2006), A Bende Vocabulary[1], Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, page v
Kongo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-.
Prefix
lu- (plural tu-)
- class 11 noun prefix
Prefix
lu-
- you
- second person plural subject marker
Matengo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- (“Class 11 noun prefix”).
Prefix
lu-
- Class 11 noun prefix.
References
- Nobuko Yoneda (2006), A Classified Vocabulary of the Matengo Language[2], Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, page xi
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.
Prefix
lu-
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-dʊ̀-.
Prefix
lu-
- Class 11 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.
Prefix
lu-
Tocharian A
Verb
lu-
- to send
Tocharian B
Verb
lu-
- to send
Tumbuka
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-
Prefix
lu-
- Class 11 noun prefix.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-
Prefix
lu-
- Class 11 subject concord.
Venda
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-dʊ̀-.
Prefix
lu-
- Class 11 noun prefix.
Volapük
Prefix
lu-
- A prefix used to form diminutive nouns or to describe something as evil.
- step-
Derived terms
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.
Prefix
lu-
Yao (Africa)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-.
Prefix
lu-
- Class 11 noun prefix.
Notes
Sanderson states that this noun prefix indicates length. Whilst it is true for someone nouns (e.g. lusulo (“river”), this is not the case for all.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-.
Prefix
lu-
- Class 11 simple noun prefix.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.
Prefix
lú-
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “lu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lu-”