umlamu
Swazi
Etymology
From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́.
Noun
úḿlâmu class 1 (plural bálâmu class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩lâːmu/
Noun
úmlâmu class 1 (plural ábalâmu class 2)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umlamu | abalamu | ||
| simple form | mlamu | balamu | ||
| locative | kumlamu | kubalamu | ||
| copulative | ngumlamu | ngabalamu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womlamu | owomlamu | wabalamu | owabalamu |
| class 2 | bomlamu | abomlamu | babalamu | ababalamu |
| class 3 | womlamu | owomlamu | wabalamu | owabalamu |
| class 4 | yomlamu | eyomlamu | yabalamu | eyabalamu |
| class 5 | lomlamu | elomlamu | labalamu | elabalamu |
| class 6 | omlamu | awomlamu | abalamu | awabalamu |
| class 7 | somlamu | esomlamu | sabalamu | esabalamu |
| class 8 | zomlamu | ezomlamu | zabalamu | ezabalamu |
| class 9 | yomlamu | eyomlamu | yabalamu | eyabalamu |
| class 10 | zomlamu | ezomlamu | zabalamu | ezabalamu |
| class 11 | lomlamu | olomlamu | lwabalamu | olwabalamu |
| class 14 | bomlamu | obomlamu | babalamu | obabalamu |
| class 15 | komlamu | okomlamu | kwabalamu | okwabalamu |
| class 17 | komlamu | okomlamu | kwabalamu | okwabalamu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lamu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lamu (2.6.3-8.9)”