Meaning of mu- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before /u/ and /w/
   morpheme
2. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before /u/, /w/, and occasionally /h/
   morpheme
3. you, 2nd person plural subject concord used before /u/ and /w/
   morpheme
4. therein, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] subject concord used before /u/ and /w/
   morpheme
5. verb-initial form of -mu- (“her, him; 3rd person singular ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]) object concord used before /u/ and /w/”)
   morpheme

Examples

“mu- + -ua (“to kill”) + -ji (nominalizing suffix) → muuaji (“killer”)”

“muhindi”

maize plant

“mu- + -ungana (“to join together”) + -o (nominalizing suffix) → muungano (“union”)”

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