imbewu
Lala (South Africa)
Etymology
From Common Bantu *mbégʊ́.
Noun
ímbêwu
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Common Bantu *mbégʊ́.
Noun
ímbêwu class 9 (plural íimbêwu class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Common Bantu *mbégʊ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵐb̥e̤᷈ːwu]
Noun
ímbêwu class 9 (plural íimbêwu class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Common Bantu *mbégʊ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímbêːwu/
Noun
ímbêwu class 9 (plural ízimbêwu class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | imbewu | izimbewu | ||
| simple form | mbewu | zimbewu | ||
| locative | embewini | ezimbewini | ||
| copulative | yimbewu | yizimbewu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wembewu | owembewu | wezimbewu | owezimbewu |
| class 2 | bembewu | abembewu | bezimbewu | abezimbewu |
| class 3 | wembewu | owembewu | wezimbewu | owezimbewu |
| class 4 | yembewu | eyembewu | yezimbewu | eyezimbewu |
| class 5 | lembewu | elembewu | lezimbewu | elezimbewu |
| class 6 | embewu | awembewu | ezimbewu | awezimbewu |
| class 7 | sembewu | esembewu | sezimbewu | esezimbewu |
| class 8 | zembewu | ezembewu | zezimbewu | ezezimbewu |
| class 9 | yembewu | eyembewu | yezimbewu | eyezimbewu |
| class 10 | zembewu | ezembewu | zezimbewu | ezezimbewu |
| class 11 | lwembewu | olwembewu | lwezimbewu | olwezimbewu |
| class 14 | bembewu | obembewu | bezimbewu | obezimbewu |
| class 15 | kwembewu | okwembewu | kwezimbewu | okwezimbewu |
| class 17 | kwembewu | okwembewu | kwezimbewu | okwezimbewu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mbewu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mbewu (3.8-3-8.9)”