mpofu
Xhosa
Etymology
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Relative
-mpôfu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | endimpofu | endingempofu | ndimpofu | andimpofu |
| 2nd singular | ompofu | ongempofu | umpofu | awumpofu |
| 1st plural | esimpofu | esingempofu | simpofu | asimpofu |
| 2nd plural | enimpofu | eningempofu | nimpofu | animpofu |
| class 1 | ompofu | ongempofu | umpofu | akampofu |
| class 2 | abampofu | abangempofu | bampofu | abampofu |
| class 3 | ompofu | ongempofu | umpofu | awumpofu |
| class 4 | empofu | engempofu | impofu | ayimpofu |
| class 5 | elimpofu | elingempofu | limpofu | alimpofu |
| class 6 | ampofu | angempofu | ampofu | awampofu |
| class 7 | esimpofu | esingempofu | simpofu | asimpofu |
| class 8 | ezimpofu | ezingempofu | zimpofu | azimpofu |
| class 9 | empofu | engempofu | impofu | ayimpofu |
| class 10 | ezimpofu | ezingempofu | zimpofu | azimpofu |
| class 11 | olumpofu | olungempofu | lumpofu | alumpofu |
| class 14 | obumpofu | obungempofu | bumpofu | abumpofu |
| class 15 | okumpofu | okungempofu | kumpofu | akumpofu |
| class 17 | okumpofu | okungempofu | kumpofu | akumpofu |
Zulu
Relative
-mpôfu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | engimpofu | engingempofu | ngimpofu | angimpofu |
| 2nd singular | ompofu | ongempofu | umpofu | awumpofu |
| 1st plural | esimpofu | esingempofu | simpofu | asimpofu |
| 2nd plural | enimpofu | eningempofu | nimpofu | animpofu |
| class 1 | ompofu | ongempofu | umpofu | akampofu |
| class 2 | abampofu | abangempofu | bampofu | abampofu |
| class 3 | ompofu | ongempofu | umpofu | awumpofu |
| class 4 | empofu | engempofu | impofu | ayimpofu |
| class 5 | elimpofu | elingempofu | limpofu | alimpofu |
| class 6 | ampofu | angempofu | ampofu | awampofu |
| class 7 | esimpofu | esingempofu | simpofu | asimpofu |
| class 8 | ezimpofu | ezingempofu | zimpofu | azimpofu |
| class 9 | empofu | engempofu | impofu | ayimpofu |
| class 10 | ezimpofu | ezingempofu | zimpofu | azimpofu |
| class 11 | olumpofu | olungempofu | lumpofu | alumpofu |
| class 14 | obumpofu | obungempofu | bumpofu | abumpofu |
| class 15 | okumpofu | okungempofu | kumpofu | akumpofu |
| class 17 | okumpofu | okungempofu | kumpofu | akumpofu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mpofu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mpofu”