umfundi

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -funda +‎ -i.

Noun

úḿfúndi class 1 (plural ábáfúndi class 2)

  1. student
  2. pupil
  3. scholar

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From um- +‎ -funda +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [úḿ̩fúːⁿd̥i̤]

Noun

úḿfúndi class 1 (plural ábáfúndi class 2)

  1. student
  2. pupil

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From um- +‎ funda +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /úm̩fúːndi/

Noun

úmfúndi class 1 (plural ábafúndi class 2)

  1. student, learner, pupil, scholar
    Abafundi babhala isivivinyo.
    The students are writing an exam.
  2. disciple

Inflection

Class 1/2 (locative kumfundi)
singular plural
full form umfundi abafundi
simple form mfundi bafundi
locative kumfundi kubafundi
copulative ngumfundi ngabafundi
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 womfundi owomfundi wabafundi owabafundi
class 2 bomfundi abomfundi babafundi ababafundi
class 3 womfundi owomfundi wabafundi owabafundi
class 4 yomfundi eyomfundi yabafundi eyabafundi
class 5 lomfundi elomfundi labafundi elabafundi
class 6 omfundi awomfundi abafundi awabafundi
class 7 somfundi esomfundi sabafundi esabafundi
class 8 zomfundi ezomfundi zabafundi ezabafundi
class 9 yomfundi eyomfundi yabafundi eyabafundi
class 10 zomfundi ezomfundi zabafundi ezabafundi
class 11 lomfundi olomfundi lwabafundi olwabafundi
class 14 bomfundi obomfundi babafundi obabafundi
class 15 komfundi okomfundi kwabafundi okwabafundi
class 17 komfundi okomfundi kwabafundi okwabafundi

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fundi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fundi (2.4.3.9)”

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