mu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Kamba

Alternative forms

Prefix

mu-

  1. you plural (used for conjugating verbs to the subjective or nominative case of the personal pronoun)

Kambera

Alternative forms

Pronoun

mu-

  1. second person singular nominative proclitic

See also

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.

Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.
  2. him, her, it; class 3 object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Rwanda-Rundi

Prefix

mu-

  1. you, second-person plural subject concord.
  2. Augmentless form of umu- (class 1 or 3 noun prefix)
  3. class 1 or 3 concord prefix for adjectives

Alternative forms

  • mw- (before a vowel)

Shona

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.

Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Southern Pomo

Alternative forms

Prefix

mu-

  1. heat, fire, emotion
  2. relating to a short object in the air

Usage notes

This prefix is used with verbs only.

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Etymology 1

See m-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Alternative form of m-

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mu-.

Alternative forms

  • mw- (before a vowel)

Prefix

mu-

  1. The prefix for noun class 18 denoting a locative that implies position within something.

See also

  • Appendix:Swahili noun classes

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.

Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Tsonga

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Alternative forms

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Venda

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 1 simple noun prefix.
Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mú-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.
Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mu-

  1. Class 3 simple noun prefix.
Usage notes

The variant form m- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

References

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