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Where does “u-” come from?

u- (Chichewa) comes from Proto-Bantu ʊ̀- — 2nd person singular subject concord.

Ancestry of “u-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuʊ̀-2nd person singular subject concord

Words derived from “u-”

  • umunthu
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