# bu-
## Japanese
### Romanization

bu-
* Rōmaji transcription of ぶ

## Kongo
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

### Noun

bu-
* class 14 noun prefix
* class 14 subject concord

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

### Prefix

bu-
* it; class 14 subject concord.
* it; class 14 object concord.

## Oroqen
### Verb

bu-
* to die

## Phuthi
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

#### Prefix

bu-
* Class 14 noun prefix.

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

#### Prefix

bu-
* it; class 14 subject concord.
* it; class 14 object concord.

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

### Prefix

bu-
* it; class 14 subject concord.
* it; class 14 object concord.

## Swazi
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-bʊ̀-.

#### Prefix

bu-
* Class 14 noun prefix.

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

#### Prefix

bu-
* it; class 14 subject concord.
* it; class 14 object concord.

## Tooro
### Alternative forms

* (before vowels) bw-

### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /βu-/

### Prefix

bu-
* class 14 pronominal concord
    ‎bu- + ‎-nu (“this, these”) → ‎bunu (“this, these (class 14)”)
* it, they; class 14 subject concord
    ‎bu- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎bukora (“it (class 14) does, they (class 14 do”)
* 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

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

### References

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

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

### Prefix

bu-
* it; class 14 subject concord.
* it; class 14 object concord.

## Zulu
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

#### Prefix

bu-
* Class 14 simple noun prefix.

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-.

#### Prefix

bú-
* it; class 14 subject concord.
* it; class 14 object concord.