ithambo
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
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Noun
íthâmbo class 5 (plural ámáthâmbo class 6)
Inflection
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Southern Ndebele
Etymology
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Noun
íthâmbo class 5 (plural ámáthâmbo class 6)
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Xhosa
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ítʰâːᵐb̥o̤]
Noun
íthâmbo class 5 (plural ámáthâmbo class 6)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːtʰâːmbo/
Noun
îthâmbo class 5 (plural ámathâmbo class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ithambo | amathambo | ||
| simple form | lithambo | mathambo | ||
| locative | ethanjeni | emathanjeni | ||
| copulative | yithambo | ngamathambo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wethambo | owethambo | wamathambo | owamathambo |
| class 2 | bethambo | abethambo | bamathambo | abamathambo |
| class 3 | wethambo | owethambo | wamathambo | owamathambo |
| class 4 | yethambo | eyethambo | yamathambo | eyamathambo |
| class 5 | lethambo | elethambo | lamathambo | elamathambo |
| class 6 | ethambo | awethambo | amathambo | awamathambo |
| class 7 | sethambo | esethambo | samathambo | esamathambo |
| class 8 | zethambo | ezethambo | zamathambo | ezamathambo |
| class 9 | yethambo | eyethambo | yamathambo | eyamathambo |
| class 10 | zethambo | ezethambo | zamathambo | ezamathambo |
| class 11 | lwethambo | olwethambo | lwamathambo | olwamathambo |
| class 14 | bethambo | obethambo | bamathambo | obamathambo |
| class 15 | kwethambo | okwethambo | kwamathambo | okwamathambo |
| class 17 | kwethambo | okwethambo | kwamathambo | okwamathambo |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thambo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thambo (2.4.3-8.9)”