"wu-" meaning in Zulu

See wu- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*ʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=subject concords}} wu-
  1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-wu--zu-prefix-8zPE1ns7 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu object concords, Zulu subject concords Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 7 9 8 2 9 8 2 9 8 2 9 8 2 9 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 9 9 1 9 9 1 9 9 1 9 9 1 9 9 1 Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of Zulu object concords: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Zulu subject concords: 45 39 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Forms: wú- [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*gʊ́-}} Proto-Bantu *gʊ́- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=subject concords|cat3=object concords|head=wú-}} wú-
  1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-wu--zu-prefix-WYSavJjK Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu object concords, Zulu subject concords Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 7 9 8 2 9 8 2 9 8 2 9 8 2 9 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 9 9 1 9 9 1 9 9 1 9 9 1 9 9 1 Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of Zulu object concords: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Zulu subject concords: 45 39 16
  2. him, her, it; class 3 object concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-wu--zu-prefix-k1GIz-8b Categories (other): Zulu object concords, Zulu subject concords Disambiguation of Zulu object concords: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Zulu subject concords: 45 39 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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