umoya
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Noun
úmôya class 3
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Noun
úmôya class 3
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Noun
úmôya class 3
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úmôːja]
Noun
úmôya class 3
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úmôːja/
Noun
úmôya class 3
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umoya | — | ||
| simple form | moya | — | ||
| locative | emoyeni | — | ||
| copulative | ngumoya | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womoya | owomoya | — | — |
| class 2 | bomoya | abomoya | — | — |
| class 3 | womoya | owomoya | — | — |
| class 4 | yomoya | eyomoya | — | — |
| class 5 | lomoya | elomoya | — | — |
| class 6 | omoya | awomoya | — | — |
| class 7 | somoya | esomoya | — | — |
| class 8 | zomoya | ezomoya | — | — |
| class 9 | yomoya | eyomoya | — | — |
| class 10 | zomoya | ezomoya | — | — |
| class 11 | lomoya | olomoya | — | — |
| class 14 | bomoya | obomoya | — | — |
| class 15 | komoya | okomoya | — | — |
| class 17 | komoya | okomoya | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-oya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-oya (2.3-8.9)”