gu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gu"

Tooro

Alternative forms
  • (before vowels) gw-

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡu-/

Prefix

gu-

  1. class 3 pronominal concord
    ‎gu- + ‎-nu (“this, these”) → ‎gunu (“this (class 3)”)
  2. it; class 3 subject concord
    ‎gu- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎gukora (“it (class 3) does”)
  3. positive imperative form of -gu- (“it; class 3 object concord”)
    ‎gu- + ‎-ha (“to give”) → ‎guha (“give it (class 3)”)

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

References
  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 413-414
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