"tu-" meaning in Swahili

See tu- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *tʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*tʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *tʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} tu-
  1. we, 1st person plural subject concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-tu--sw-prefix-jqIvCN8d Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 1 30 18 27 18 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 29 19 29 19 0 0 2 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Related terms: mimi, ni-, si-, -ni-, nami, na mimi, ndimi, ndiye, simi, siye, -angu, wewe, u-, hu-, -ku-, nawe, na wewe, ndiwe, siwe, -ako, yeye, a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, naye, na yeye, -ake, sisi, hatu-, -tu-, nasi, na sisi, ndisi, ndio, sio, -etu, ninyi, m-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -wa-, nanyi, na ninyi, ndinyi, sinyi, -enu, wao, wa-, hawa-, nao, -ao, , -ji-, For a full table including other classes
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *tʊ́-. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*tʊ́-}} Proto-Bantu *tʊ́- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} tu-
  1. verb-initial form of -tu- (“us, 1st person plural object concord”) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-tu--sw-prefix-JJy0zLR6 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 1 30 18 27 18 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 29 19 29 19 0 0 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        {
          "word": "-ni-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nami"
        },
        {
          "word": "na mimi"
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        {
          "word": "ndimi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndiye"
        },
        {
          "word": "simi"
        },
        {
          "word": "siye"
        },
        {
          "word": "-angu"
        },
        {
          "word": "wewe"
        },
        {
          "word": "u-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ku-"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "na wewe"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndiwe"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "-ako"
        },
        {
          "word": "yeye"
        },
        {
          "word": "a-"
        },
        {
          "word": "yu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ha-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hayu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-m-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-mw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-mu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "naye"
        },
        {
          "word": "na yeye"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ake"
        },
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          "word": "sisi"
        },
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          "word": "hatu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-tu-"
        },
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          "word": "nasi"
        },
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          "word": "na sisi"
        },
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          "word": "ndisi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndio"
        },
        {
          "word": "sio"
        },
        {
          "word": "-etu"
        },
        {
          "word": "ninyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "m-"
        },
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          "word": "mw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "mu-"
        },
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          "word": "ham-"
        },
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          "word": "hamw-"
        },
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          "word": "hamu-"
        },
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          "word": "-wa-"
        },
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        },
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          "word": "na ninyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndinyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "-enu"
        },
        {
          "word": "wao"
        },
        {
          "word": "wa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hawa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nao"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ao"
        },
        {
          "word": "—"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ji-"
        },
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          "word": "For a full table including other classes"
        }
      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "na wewe"
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      "word": "naye"
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      "word": "na sisi"
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      "word": "ndisi"
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    {
      "word": "ndio"
    },
    {
      "word": "sio"
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    },
    {
      "word": "mu-"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "na ninyi"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "wa-"
    },
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      "word": "hawa-"
    },
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      "word": "nao"
    },
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    },
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