umZulu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu umZulu

Noun

umZulu (plural amaZulu)

  1. A Zulu person.
    • 2023, Rachel Tengetile Antones-Dlamini, Zilibele Mtumane, “Proverbs based on the people domain in David Mkhize’s Ngavele ngasho”, in South African Journal of African Languages, volume 43, number 3:
      Mzobe feels he needs to toughen up, as an umZulu man, and show his wife and son that he is the man of the house.

Xhosa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [úḿ̩z̥ṳːlu]

Noun

úḿZulu class 1 (plural ámáZulu class 6)

  1. Zulu person

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ uZulu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uḿ̩zuːlu/

Noun

uḿZulu class 1 (plural amáZulu class 6)

  1. Zulu person

Inflection

Class 1/6 (locative kumZulu)
singular plural
full form umZulu amaZulu
simple form mZulu maZulu
locative kumZulu emaZulwini
copulative ngumZulu ngamaZulu
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 womZulu owomZulu wamaZulu owamaZulu
class 2 bomZulu abomZulu bamaZulu abamaZulu
class 3 womZulu owomZulu wamaZulu owamaZulu
class 4 yomZulu eyomZulu yamaZulu eyamaZulu
class 5 lomZulu elomZulu lamaZulu elamaZulu
class 6 omZulu awomZulu amaZulu awamaZulu
class 7 somZulu esomZulu samaZulu esamaZulu
class 8 zomZulu ezomZulu zamaZulu ezamaZulu
class 9 yomZulu eyomZulu yamaZulu eyamaZulu
class 10 zomZulu ezomZulu zamaZulu ezamaZulu
class 11 lomZulu olomZulu lwamaZulu olwamaZulu
class 14 bomZulu obomZulu bamaZulu obamaZulu
class 15 komZulu okomZulu kwamaZulu okwamaZulu
class 17 komZulu okomZulu kwamaZulu okwamaZulu

References

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