ufudu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nkúdù, with a change of noun class.

Noun

úfûdu class 1a (plural ófûdu class 2a)

  1. tortoise

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nkúdù, with a change of noun class. The word has /d/ instead of the expected reflex /v/.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ûːfûːdu/

Noun

ûfûdu class 11 (plural ízimfûdu class 10)

  1. tortoise

Inflection

Class 11/10 (locative ofudwini)
singular plural
full form ufudu izimfudu
simple form lufudu zimfudu
locative ofudwini ezimfudwini
copulative wufudu yizimfudu
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wofudu owofudu wezimfudu owezimfudu
class 2 bofudu abofudu bezimfudu abezimfudu
class 3 wofudu owofudu wezimfudu owezimfudu
class 4 yofudu eyofudu yezimfudu eyezimfudu
class 5 lofudu elofudu lezimfudu elezimfudu
class 6 ofudu awofudu ezimfudu awezimfudu
class 7 sofudu esofudu sezimfudu esezimfudu
class 8 zofudu ezofudu zezimfudu ezezimfudu
class 9 yofudu eyofudu yezimfudu eyezimfudu
class 10 zofudu ezofudu zezimfudu ezezimfudu
class 11 lofudu olofudu lwezimfudu olwezimfudu
class 14 bofudu obofudu bezimfudu obezimfudu
class 15 kofudu okofudu kwezimfudu okwezimfudu
class 17 kofudu okofudu kwezimfudu okwezimfudu

References

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