bomvu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú.

Relative

-bomvú

  1. red

Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH
modifier copulative
1st singular engibomvu ngibomvu
2nd singular obomvu ubomvu
1st plural esibomvu sibomvu
2nd plural elibomvu libomvu
class 1 obomvu ubomvu
class 2 ababomvu babomvu
class 3 obomvu ubomvu
class 4 ebomvu ibomvu
class 5 elibomvu libomvu
class 6 abomvu abomvu
class 7 esibomvu sibomvu
class 8 ezibomvu zibomvu
class 9 ebomvu ibomvu
class 10 ezibomvu zibomvu
class 11 olubomvu lubomvu
class 14 obubomvu bubomvu
class 15 okubomvu kubomvu
class 17 okubomvu kubomvu

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú.

Relative

-bomvú

  1. red

Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH
modifier copulative
1st singular engibomvu ngibomvu
2nd singular obomvu ubomvu
1st plural esibomvu sibomvu
2nd plural enibomvu nibomvu
class 1 obomvu ubomvu
class 2 ababomvu babomvu
class 3 obomvu ubomvu
class 4 ebomvu ibomvu
class 5 elibomvu libomvu
class 6 abomvu abomvu
class 7 esibomvu sibomvu
class 8 ezibomvu zibomvu
class 9 ebomvu ibomvu
class 10 ezibomvu zibomvu
class 14 obubomvu bubomvu
class 15 okubomvu kubomvu
class 17 okubomvu kubomvu

See also

Colors in Southern Ndebele · imibala (layout · text)
     -mhlophe      -tshetlha      -nzima
             -bomvu              -orentji; -nzotho              -tjheli
                          -hlaza             
                                       -hlaza
                          -phephuli              -pinki

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú.

Relative

-bomvú

  1. red

Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH
modifier copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular endibomvu endingebomvu ndibomvu andibomvu
2nd singular obomvu ongebomvu ubomvu awubomvu
1st plural esibomvu esingebomvu sibomvu asibomvu
2nd plural enibomvu eningebomvu nibomvu anibomvu
class 1 obomvu ongebomvu ubomvu akabomvu
class 2 ababomvu abangebomvu babomvu ababomvu
class 3 obomvu ongebomvu ubomvu awubomvu
class 4 ebomvu engebomvu ibomvu ayibomvu
class 5 elibomvu elingebomvu libomvu alibomvu
class 6 abomvu angebomvu abomvu awabomvu
class 7 esibomvu esingebomvu sibomvu asibomvu
class 8 ezibomvu ezingebomvu zibomvu azibomvu
class 9 ebomvu engebomvu ibomvu ayibomvu
class 10 ezibomvu ezingebomvu zibomvu azibomvu
class 11 olubomvu olungebomvu lubomvu alubomvu
class 14 obubomvu obungebomvu bubomvu abubomvu
class 15 okubomvu okungebomvu kubomvu akubomvu
class 17 okubomvu okungebomvu kubomvu akubomvu

See also

Colors in Xhosa · imibala (layout · text)
     -mhlophe      -ngwevu      -mnyama
             -bomvu              -orenji; -ntsundu              -lubhelu; -mthubi; -tyheli
                          -luhlaza             
                                       -luhlaza; -blowu
                          -mfusa              -pinki

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú, from ibomvu (“red ochre”).

Relative

-bomvú

  1. red

Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH
modifier copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular engibomvu engingebomvu ngibomvu angibomvu
2nd singular obomvu ongebomvu ubomvu awubomvu
1st plural esibomvu esingebomvu sibomvu asibomvu
2nd plural enibomvu eningebomvu nibomvu anibomvu
class 1 obomvu ongebomvu ubomvu akabomvu
class 2 ababomvu abangebomvu babomvu ababomvu
class 3 obomvu ongebomvu ubomvu awubomvu
class 4 ebomvu engebomvu ibomvu ayibomvu
class 5 elibomvu elingebomvu libomvu alibomvu
class 6 abomvu angebomvu abomvu awabomvu
class 7 esibomvu esingebomvu sibomvu asibomvu
class 8 ezibomvu ezingebomvu zibomvu azibomvu
class 9 ebomvu engebomvu ibomvu ayibomvu
class 10 ezibomvu ezingebomvu zibomvu azibomvu
class 11 olubomvu olungebomvu lubomvu alubomvu
class 14 obubomvu obungebomvu bubomvu abubomvu
class 15 okubomvu okungebomvu kubomvu akubomvu
class 17 okubomvu okungebomvu kubomvu akubomvu

Derived terms

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