ishumi
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́mì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íʃûːmi]
Noun
íshûmi class 5 (plural ámáshûmi class 6)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́mì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːʃûːmi/
Noun
îshûmi class 5 (plural ámashûmi class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ishumi | amashumi | ||
| simple form | lishumi | mashumi | ||
| locative | eshumini | emashumini | ||
| copulative | yishumi | ngamashumi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | weshumi | oweshumi | wamashumi | owamashumi |
| class 2 | beshumi | abeshumi | bamashumi | abamashumi |
| class 3 | weshumi | oweshumi | wamashumi | owamashumi |
| class 4 | yeshumi | eyeshumi | yamashumi | eyamashumi |
| class 5 | leshumi | eleshumi | lamashumi | elamashumi |
| class 6 | eshumi | aweshumi | amashumi | awamashumi |
| class 7 | seshumi | eseshumi | samashumi | esamashumi |
| class 8 | zeshumi | ezeshumi | zamashumi | ezamashumi |
| class 9 | yeshumi | eyeshumi | yamashumi | eyamashumi |
| class 10 | zeshumi | ezeshumi | zamashumi | ezamashumi |
| class 11 | lweshumi | olweshumi | lwamashumi | olwamashumi |
| class 14 | beshumi | obeshumi | bamashumi | obamashumi |
| class 15 | kweshumi | okweshumi | kwamashumi | okwamashumi |
| class 17 | kweshumi | okweshumi | kwamashumi | okwamashumi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shumi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shumi (2.4.3-8.9)”