umumba
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úmuːmbá/
Noun
úmumbá class 3 (plural ímimbá class 4)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umumba | imimba | ||
| simple form | mumba | mimba | ||
| locative | emumbeni | emimbeni | ||
| copulative | ngumumba | yimimba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womumba | owomumba | wemimba | owemimba |
| class 2 | bomumba | abomumba | bemimba | abemimba |
| class 3 | womumba | owomumba | wemimba | owemimba |
| class 4 | yomumba | eyomumba | yemimba | eyemimba |
| class 5 | lomumba | elomumba | lemimba | elemimba |
| class 6 | omumba | awomumba | emimba | awemimba |
| class 7 | somumba | esomumba | semimba | esemimba |
| class 8 | zomumba | ezomumba | zemimba | ezemimba |
| class 9 | yomumba | eyomumba | yemimba | eyemimba |
| class 10 | zomumba | ezomumba | zemimba | ezemimba |
| class 11 | lomumba | olomumba | lwemimba | olwemimba |
| class 14 | bomumba | obomumba | bemimba | obemimba |
| class 15 | komumba | okomumba | kwemimba | okwemimba |
| class 17 | komumba | okomumba | kwemimba | okwemimba |
See also
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mba (2.3-8.8-3)”